Population density rose 0.273% to 66.6 km per capita in Ireland in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Ireland reached an all time high of 66.7 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 41.0 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Ireland's main peers, population density in Canada amounted to 3.82 km per capita, 120 km per capita in France, 3.20 km per capita in Iceland and 263 km per capita in United Kingdom in 2015.
Ireland has been ranked 102nd within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Australia | km per capita | 2.82 | 2.87 | 2.91 | 2.96 | 3.01 | ||||||||||||||||
Belgium | km per capita | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 357 | 361 | 365 | 368 | 369 | |||||||||||
Canada | km per capita | 3.70 | 3.74 | 3.78 | 3.82 | 3.87 | ||||||||||||||||
Denmark | km per capita | 130 | 131 | 131 | 132 | 132 | ||||||||||||||||
France | km per capita | 118 | 119 | 119 | 120 | 120 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | km per capita | 235 | 235 | 235 | 231 | 231 | ||||||||||||||||
Iceland | km per capita | 3.18 | 3.17 | 3.18 | 3.20 | 3.23 | ||||||||||||||||
Ireland | km per capita | 65.8 | 66.2 | 66.4 | 66.6 | 66.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | km per capita | 201 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 205 | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | km per capita | 59.9 | 60.6 | 61.4 | 62.2 | 62.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Norway | km per capita | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | km per capita | 92.9 | 93.4 | 93.7 | 93.8 | 93.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Sweden | km per capita | 22.7 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 23.4 | 23.6 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | km per capita | 33.5 | 33.8 | 34.1 | 34.3 | 34.6 | ||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | km per capita | 257 | 259 | 261 | 263 | 265 |