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Ireland · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Ireland

Europe & Central Asia Capital Dublin High income Nation age 89 years (since 1937) i IRL · IE
NationsTree Index 2025 i80.45th of 196 Tree height 2025 i20 msee ranking Military strength i37percentile
Population i5.5 m121st of 217 Area i70,280 km²121st of 216 GDP i$721.70 bn23rd of 210 GDP (PPP) i$850.57 bn intl.40th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$155,089 intl.3rd of 199 Life expectancy i83.0 years23rd of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i80
Strength · trunk i70
Quality of life · crown i86
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i82
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i86
CSV

In short

Ireland is 5th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 80.4 out of 100; its tree is 20 m tall.

It has 5.5 million people and an economy of $850.57 bn at purchasing power parity, 40th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), GDP per person (PPP) (3rd of 199) and GDP growth (4th of 210).

Its weakest positions: CO₂ emissions per person (163rd of 203), Renewable energy (129th of 212) and DPT immunization (86th of 193).

Over five years it climbed from 23rd to 5th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

51
Surface area ikm² 70,280 121st/216
Land area ikm² 68,890 120th/216
Population ipeople 5.5 m 121st/217
Population growth i% 1.63% 65th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 78.3 126th/216
Urban population i% 64.6% 108th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 18.1% 138th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 16.2% 61st/217

Economy

84
GDP iUSD $721.70 bn 23rd/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $850.57 bn 40th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $720.31 bn 40th/199
GDP per person iUSD $131,592 5th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $155,089 3rd/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $87,360 7th/201
GDP growth i% 12.3% 4th/210
Inflation i% 2.2% 65th/180
Unemployment i% 4.6% 78th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 34.8% 48th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP 1.9% 24th/192

Main industries

62
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 1.1% 169th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 37.8% 20th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 33.9% 3rd/192
Services i% of GDP 56.7% 113th/200

Trade

76
Exports of goods & services iUSD $1.01 trn 8th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $720.92 bn 16th/182
Exports i% of GDP 140.1% 5th/183
Imports i% of GDP 99.9% 9th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 240.0% 5th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.3% 131st/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 91.4% 3rd/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 7.4% 127th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.6% 149th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 53.5% 8th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 8.0% 24th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 10.4% 18th/196

Natural resources

51
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.1% 157th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 111th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.05% 65th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.04% 77th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.01% 153rd/209
Arable land i% of land area 6.3% 126th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 9,400 49th/183

Tourism

58
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 11.0 m 23rd/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $4.16 bn 35th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 0.7% 158th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 2.3 m 46th/107

Society & health

78
Life expectancy iyears 83.0 23rd/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 3.9 30th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 3.88 35th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 3.0 59th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 92% 86th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 92.5% 40th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 130.6% 9th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 24.7% 61st/217
Health spending i% of GDP 6.9% 89th/193
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 77.6% 33rd/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.949 11th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 29.0 18th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.1% 10th/108

Infrastructure & digital

73
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 96.1% 49th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 81.3% 48th/144
Internet users i% of population 97.2% 16th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 113 112th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 32.3 51st/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.50 38th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 1,650 58th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 192.5 m 3rd/161

Environment & energy

48
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 6.04 163rd/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 12.7% 129th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 7.5 29th/200
Forest area i% of land area 12.0% 158th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 2,470 46th/149

Institutions & safety

90
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 85.7 15th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 78.5 19th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 84.2 16th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 78.7 62nd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 83.3 8th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 87.1 6th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.7 19th/145

Military

25
Military expenditure iUSD $1.55 bn 72nd/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 0.2% 151st/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 0.9% 150th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 9,000 136th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.37% 136th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 14.0 m 99th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 24.0 m 42nd/65

Science & innovation

66
R&D spending i% of GDP 1.59% 26th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 68 76th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 8,720 46th/197

Compare Ireland with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Ireland — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/ireland. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Ireland — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/ireland. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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