Europe Population on island of Ireland tops 7M for first time since 19th century: Study Overall population of island in 2022 stood at 7.1M people, up 26% over 20 years since 2002, new research finds ...

Ireland's all-island population tops 7 million for the first time in over 170 years The combined population of Ireland and Northern Ireland increased by 1.5 million between 2002 and 2022, a newly ...

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) and NISRA has published a joint census publication showing that the population of the island of Ireland has exceeded 7 million people for the first time since 1851.

In 2022, the population of the island of Ireland stood at 7.1 million. This marked an increase of 26 per cent, or 1.5 million people, over the 20 years since 2002.

That growth has been uneven: the Republic’s population surged by 31 per cent, while Northern Ireland’s grew by a more modest 13 per cent. The Republic now stands at just over 5.1 million ...