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Nationality:
noun: Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collective plural)
adjective:
Irish
Ethnic groups:
Irish 87.4%, other white 7.5%, Asian 1.3%, black 1.1%, mixed 1.1%, unspecified 1.6% (2006 census)
Languages:
English (official, the language generally used), Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official, spoken mainly in areas along the western coast)
Religions:
Roman Catholic 87.4%, Church of Ireland 2.9%, other Christian 1.9%, other 2.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.2% (2006 census)
Population:
4,722,028 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 119
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 21.3% (male 512,854/female 491,801)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
12.2% (male 290,532/female 283,344)
25-54 years:
44.7% (male 1,060,471/female 1,048,695)
55-64 years:
10% (male 238,339/female 236,110)
65 years and over:
11.9% (male 255,858/female 304,024) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 35.1 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
34.8 years
female:
35.4 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.112% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 106
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Birth rate:
15.81 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
6.38 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 154
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
1.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 43
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 62% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.8% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
DUBLIN (capital) 1.084 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
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under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.84 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
6 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 169
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 3.81 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 202
male:
4.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 80.32 years
country comparison to the world: 26
male:
78.07 years
female:
82.69 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.01 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 131
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Health expenditures:
7.6% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 64
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Physicians density:
3.187 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
5.17 beds/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 98% of population
total: 99% of population
unimproved:
