Irland - Daten & Fakten

Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Irland
10 927 913 000 EUR
9 628 419 000 EUR
-11.89 %
Bekleidung
Irland
137 472 000 EUR
133 077 000 EUR
-3.20 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Irland
2 224 101 000 EUR
918 107 000 EUR
-58.72 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Irland
1 478 528 000 EUR
1 387 501 000 EUR
-6.16 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Irland
401 880 000 EUR
453 965 000 EUR
12.96 %
Energieversorgung
Irland
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Irland
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Irland
6 000 EUR
8 000 EUR
33.33 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Irland
33 252 000 EUR
29 899 000 EUR
-10.08 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Irland
195 000 EUR
155 000 EUR
-20.51 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Irland
449 000 EUR
187 000 EUR
-58.35 %
Getränke
Irland
40 134 000 EUR
50 462 000 EUR
25.73 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Irland
71 183 000 EUR
67 635 000 EUR
-4.98 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Irland
313 978 000 EUR
299 862 000 EUR
-4.50 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Irland
55 528 000 EUR
49 519 000 EUR
-10.82 %
Kohle
Irland
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Irland
31 378 000 EUR
32 705 000 EUR
4.23 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Irland
982 413 000 EUR
1 083 583 000 EUR
10.30 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Irland
96 182 000 EUR
98 614 000 EUR
2.53 %
Maschinen
Irland
988 876 000 EUR
1 052 709 000 EUR
6.46 %
Metalle
Irland
432 448 000 EUR
306 238 000 EUR
-29.19 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Irland
218 519 000 EUR
202 891 000 EUR
-7.15 %
Möbel
Irland
53 711 000 EUR
52 568 000 EUR
-2.13 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Irland
719 431 000 EUR
712 658 000 EUR
-0.94 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Irland
98 085 000 EUR
77 944 000 EUR
-20.53 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Irland
1 483 087 000 EUR
1 443 282 000 EUR
-2.68 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Irland
263 458 000 EUR
234 057 000 EUR
-11.16 %
Sonstige Waren
Irland
747 889 000 EUR
885 922 000 EUR
18.46 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Irland
7 410 000 EUR
6 662 000 EUR
-10.09 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Irland
7 337 000 EUR
7 536 000 EUR
2.71 %
Textilien
Irland
40 983 000 EUR
40 673 000 EUR
-0.76 %

Daten & Fakten
Flagge: Irland Irland
Capital
name: Dublin

geographic coordinates: 53 19 N, 6 14 W

time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

etymology: derived from Irish dubh and lind meaning respectively "black, dark" and "pool" and which referred to the dark tidal pool where the River Poddle entered the River Liffey; today the area is the site of the castle gardens behind Dublin Castle
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: no, unless a parent of a child born in Ireland has been legally resident in Ireland for at least three of the four years prior to the birth of the child

citizenship by descent only: yes

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 4 of the previous 8 years
Legal system
common law system based on the English model but substantially modified by customary law; judicial review of legislative acts by Supreme Court
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Area
total: 70,273 sq km

land: 68,883 sq km

water: 1,390 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 66.1% (2018 est.)

arable land: 15.4% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 50.7% (2018 est.)

forest: 10.9% (2018 est.)

other: 23% (2018 est.)
Location
Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain
Age structure
0-14 years: 20.39% (male 556,057/female 529,454)

15-64 years: 65.04% (male 1,741,527/female 1,720,989)

65 years and over: 14.57% (2023 est.) (male 360,476/female 415,488)
Birth rate
11.3 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
English (official, the language generally used), Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official, spoken by approximately 39.8% of the population as of 2016; mainly spoken in areas along Ireland's western coast known as gaeltachtai, which are officially recognized regions where Irish is the predominant language)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 82.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 80.5 years

female: 84.1 years
Major urban areas - population
1.270 million DUBLIN (capital) (2023)
Median age
total: 39.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 39.4 years

female: 40.2 years
Mother's mean age at first birth
30.9 years (2020 est.)
Net migration rate
6.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
population distribution is weighted to the eastern side of the island, with the largest concentration being in and around Dublin; populations in the west are small due to mountainous land, poorer soil, lack of good transport routes, and fewer job opportunities
Population growth rate
1.09% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.72 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 64.5% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
3.1% of GDP (2020 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 19 years

male: 18 years

female: 19 years (2020)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-0.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
20.33% (2021 est.)
Labor force
2.518 million (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line
13.1% (2018 est.)
Unemployment rate
6.63% (2021 est.)

5.62% (2020 est.)

4.95% (2019 est.)
Public debt
71.58% of GDP (2020 est.)

69.7% of GDP (2019 est.)

75.19% of GDP (2018 est.)

note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.36% (2021 est.)

-0.33% (2020 est.)

0.94% (2019 est.)
Exports
$677.028 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$569.061 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$502.313 billion (2019 est.)
Exports - partners
United States 28%, Belgium 10%, Germany 10%, UK 9%, China 5%, Netherlands 5% (2019)
Imports
$477.544 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$486.946 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$452.979 billion (2019 est.)
Imports - partners
United Kingdom 31%, United States 16%, Germany 10%, Netherlands 5%, France 5% (2019)
Airports
40 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 1,516,473 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 31 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 4.75 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 95% (2021 est.)
Railways
total: 1,688 km (2020) 53 km electrified
Roadways
total: 99,830 km (2018)

paved: 99,830 km (2018) (includes 2,717 km of expressways)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 1,595,061 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 32 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 5,373,865 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 108 (2021 est.)
Waterways
956 km (2010) (pleasure craft only)
Disputes - international

Ireland-Denmark: Ireland, Iceland, and the UK dispute Denmark's claim that the Faroe Islands' continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm; Iceland, Norway, and the Faroe Islands signed an agreement in 2019 extending the Faroe Islands’ northern continental shelf area