| People | Ireland |
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Population:
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4,203,200 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 61% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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62 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 20.9% (male 454,571/female 424,022)
15-64 years: 67.1% (male 1,411,336/female 1,409,760)
65 years and over: 12% (male 224,850/female 278,661) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 35 years
male: 34.2 years
female: 35.7 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.12% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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14.23 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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7.77 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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4.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 5.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.53 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 78.24 years
male: 75.6 years
female: 81.06 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.85 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.2% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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5,500 (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 100 (2007 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collective plural)
adjective: Irish |
Ethnic groups:
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Irish 87.4%, other white 7.5%, Asian 1.3%, black 1.1%, mixed 1.1%, unspecified 1.6% (2006 census) |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic 87.4%, Church of Ireland 2.9%, other Christian 1.9%, other 2.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.2% (2006 census) |
Languages:
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English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official) spoken mainly in areas along the western coast |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 18 years
male: 17 years
female: 18 years (2006) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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4.7% of GDP (2005) |
People - note:
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void |
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