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Ireland Highest Population Density

Name: Ireland Population Density
Creator: World Bank
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79.4 in 2025

People per sq. km of land area · World Bank

The highest population density in Ireland was 79.4 in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 (79.4), 2023 (77.1), 2022 (75.7), 2021 (74.2), 2020 (73.2).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	79.4	+2.3	125th
2023	77.1	+1.4	89th
2022	75.7	+1.5	89th
2021	74.2	+1.0	87th
2020	73.2	+0.9	86th
2019	72.2	+1.1	86th
2018	71.1	+1.0	85th
2017	70.1	+0.9	85th
2016	69.1	+0.9	85th
2015	68.3	+0.6	84th
2014	67.6	+0.5	85th
2013	67.1	+0.4	85th
2012	66.8	+0.3	84th
2011	66.5	+0.3	84th
2010	66.2	+0.4	84th
2009	65.8	+0.7	84th
2008	65.2	+1.3	84th
2007	63.9	+1.8	83rd
2006	62.0	+1.7	82nd
2005	60.4	+1.3	80th
2004	59.1	+1.1	80th
2003	58.0	+0.9	80th
2002	57.1	+1.0	81st
2001	56.1	+0.9	83rd
2000	55.2	+0.7	82nd
1999	54.5	+0.6	84th
1998	53.9	+0.6	84th
1997	53.3	+0.5	84th
1996	52.8	+0.4	85th
1995	52.4	+0.3	85th
1994	52.1	+0.2	86th
1993	51.9	+0.3	88th
1992	51.7	+0.4	89th
1991	51.3	+0.3	80th
1990	51.0	+0.0	80th
1989	51.0	−0.2	81st
1988	51.2	−0.2	82nd
1987	51.4	+0.0	83rd
1986	51.4	+0.0	85th
1985	51.4	+0.1	87th
1984	51.3	+0.3	87th
1983	51.0	+0.4	89th
1982	50.6	+0.5	89th
1981	50.1	+0.6	89th
1980	49.5	+0.6	90th
1979	49.0	+0.6	90th
1978	48.3	+0.7	90th
1977	47.6	+0.6	90th
1976	47.0	+0.7	91st
1975	46.3	+0.8	92nd
1974	45.5	+0.7	92nd
1973	44.8	+0.7	92nd
1972	44.1	+0.7	93rd
1971	43.4	+0.5	93rd
1970	42.9	+0.4	94th
1969	42.6	+0.2	96th
1968	42.3	+0.2	96th
1967	42.1	+0.2	96th
1966	41.9	+0.2	96th
1965	41.8	+0.2	96th
1964	41.6	+0.2	97th
1963	41.4	+0.2	98th
1962	41.2	+0.2	100th
1961	41.0	–	102nd

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