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Ireland’s position in the medals table makes it just one of three countries, along with New Zealand and Norway, in the top 20 ranking countries to have a population of fewer than six million people.

The population across the island of Ireland has not yet recovered to pre-famine levels. The 2022 census figures mark a 7.6% increase since the survey was last held in 2016.

Ireland is anticipating a rapid expansion in population over the next 20 years and, according to a new government plan, the country will require an additional 500,000 homes to house the population.

Ireland has the fifth-highest number of Ukrainian refugees as a proportion of the population in the European Union, according to the latest data published by the European Council.

The population across the island of Ireland has not yet recovered to pre-famine levels. The 2022 census figures mark a 7.6% increase since the survey was last held in 2016.