| People | Ireland |
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Population:
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4,156,119 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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61 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 20.9% (male 448,333/female 418,476)
15-64 years: 67.3% (male 1,400,222/female 1,398,194)
65 years and over: 11.8% (male 218,459/female 272,435) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 34.6 years
male: 33.9 years
female: 35.4 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.133% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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14.33 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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7.77 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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4.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 5.14 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.63 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 78.07 years
male: 75.44 years
female: 80.88 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.85 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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2,800 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 100 (2003 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collective plural)
adjective: Irish |
Ethnic groups:
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Celtic, English |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic 88.4%, Church of Ireland 3%, other Christian 1.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2%, none 3.5% (2002 census) |
Languages:
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English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
People - note:
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void |
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