Short facts about people of Ireland

Population:

3,840,838 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  21.57% (male 425,328; female 403,204) 15-64 years:  67.08% (male 1,290,002; female 1,286,312) 65 years and over:  11.35% (male 188,868; female 247,124) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.12% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

14.57 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

8.07 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

4.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.76 male(s)/female total population:  0.98 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

5.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  76.99 years male:  74.23 years female:  79.93 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.9 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.1% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

2,200 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

less than 100 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collective plural) adjective:  Irish

Ethnic groups:

Celtic, English

Religions:

Roman Catholic 91.6%, Church of Ireland 2.5%, other 5.9% (1998)

Languages:

English is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  98% (1981 est.) male:  NA% female:  NA%

Source: World Factbook