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Official name:
Ireland
Region:

    General Information
    Region    Northern Europe
    Population (000, 2020)   4 938
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   71.7
    Capital city    Dublin
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   1 214.7b
    UN membership date    14-Dec-55
    Surface area (km2)   69 797a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   98.6
    National currency    Euro (EUR)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   0.9b
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)222 149291 500382 674c
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)1.825.28.2c
    GDP per capita (current US$)48 777.662 655.579 414.6c
    Economy: Agricultured (% of Gross Value Added)111c
    Economy: Industryd,e (% of Gross Value Added)25.64139.3c
    Economy: Services and other activityd,f,g (% of GVA)69.960.160c
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)5.85.34.5h
    Employment in industry (% of employed)18.118.118.5h
    Employment in services (% employed)76.276.677h
    Unemploymenth (% of labour force)14.59.95.2
    Labour force participation rateh (female/male pop. %)55.6 / 70.555.1 / 69.555.8 / 67.9
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexi (2010=100)100105107b
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)101109110j
    International trade: exports (million current US$)120 645124 731170 743b
    International trade: imports (million current US$)64 60177 795101 473b
    International trade: balance (million current US$)56 04546 93569 270b
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)2 32031 682- 36 374b
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratek (average annual %)1.90.41.2
    Urban population (% of total population)61.562.563.4b
    Urban population growth ratek (average annual %)2.20.6...
    Fertility rate, totalk (live births per woman)221.8
    Life expectancy at birthk (females/males, years)82.0 / 77.482.5 / 78.783.7 / 80.4
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)20.8 / 15.921.9 / 17.920.8 / 19.6
    International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)730.5 / 16.0759.3 / 16.3833.6 / 17.1b
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)14.2l10.5l14.4b
    Infant mortality ratek (per 1 000 live births)3.73.42.7
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)10.57.37.2a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)4.13.13.3c
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)63.83.7j
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratioh (f/m per 100 pop.)103.3 / 103.2101.0 / 101.4100.7 / 101.0a
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratioh (f/m per 100 pop.)121.7 / 114.8118.7 / 115.4124.3 / 126.3a
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratioh (f/m per 100 pop.)65.4 / 60.880.6 / 74.082.0 / 73.7a
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)1.20.70.9c
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)13.916.320.9m
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)69.8n83.5n,o84.5c
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)1.6h1.2h1.1p,c
    Threatened species (number)273979
    Forested area (% of land area)10.510.910.9h,a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)39.5 / 8.735.3 / 7.535.7 / 7.4a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)7881204a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)132119121a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national bordersr (000)7 134q9 52810 926c
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)85.48686b
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)74.2 / 68.888.2 / 72.188.5 / 72.1a
    Net Official Development Assist. disburseds (% of GNI)0.520.320.32a
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