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Photos of Ireland

Some of the famed &quot;forty shades of green&quot; displayed in a pastoral Irish setting.

Introduction

World Factbook Glyph

Visit the Definitions and Notes page to view a description of each topic.

Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 120

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
Area comparison map

People and Society

Age structure

2023 population pyramid:
2023 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 60

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 100

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 163

Death rate

comparison ranking: 104

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 17

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 163

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 198

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 158

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 81

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 156

Environment

Revenue from coal

comparison ranking: 128

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 211

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 4

Labor force

comparison ranking: 116

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 85

Public debt

comparison ranking: 117

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 112

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 10

Exports

comparison ranking: 12

Imports

comparison ranking: 17

Energy

Communications

Internet users

comparison ranking: total 101

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 53

Railways

comparison ranking: total 78

Roadways

comparison ranking: total 48

Waterways

comparison ranking: 73

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 93

Military and Security

Military expenditures

comparison ranking: 165

Terrorism

Transnational Issues