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Ireland

Europe · Capital: Dublin · Currency: Euro (EUR)

Ireland is a country in Europe, with its capital at Dublin. It has a GDP of $721.7B (2025), a population of 5.5M (2025), a GDP per capita of $131,592.

GDP
$721.7B

2025 · #23 of 186

GDP per capita
$131,592

2025 · #2 of 186

Population
5.5M

2025 · #121 of 216

GDP per capita (PPP)
$155,089

2025 · #3 of 185

Economy

GDP
$721.7B2025 · #23
GDP per capita
$131,5922025 · #2
GDP growth
12.34%2025 · #3
Inflation
2.21%2025 · #62
Unemployment
4.63%2025 · #78
Population
5.5M2025 · #121
GDP (PPP)
$850.57B2025 · #39
GDP per capita (PPP)
$155,0892025 · #3
Gini index
29.02023 · #23
Government debt
31.6%2026 · #39

People

Median age
40.2 yrs2024 · #60
Fertility rate
1.5 children/woman2024 · #158
Urbanization
64.6%2025 · #108
Net migration
+35,417/yr2025 · #26
Life expectancy
83.0 yrs2024 · #23
HDI
0.9492023 · #11
Homicide rate
0.7 per 100k2023 · #26

Money

Average wage (PPP)
$5,036/mo2024 · #17
Minimum wage
$2,759/mo2026 · #2
Minimum wage (PPP)
$2,393/mo2024 · #8
Corporate tax
12.5%2024 · #173
Top income tax
52.1%2024 · #11

Figures

Internet users
97.2%2024 · #16
CO₂ per capita
6.0 t2024 · #41
Area
70,273 km²#122
Population density
78 /km²2025 · #123
McDonald's
952024 · #44
Unicorn startups
92026-03 · #18
Billionaires
112026 · #31
Passport power
186 destinations2026 · #6
Corruption index
77/1002024 · #10
Military spending
0.2%2024 · #145
Renewable energy
12.7%2021 · #131

Globenomics Company Index

The largest companies headquartered in Ireland.

  1. 1AccentureInformation technologyRevenue · 2025 · ~$69.67B
  2. 2PDD HoldingsE-commerceRevenue · 2024 · ~$53.96B
  3. 3Linde GroupChemical industryRevenue · 2024 · ~$33.01B
  4. 4Medtronic plcMedical technology industryRevenue · 2022 · ~$31.23B
  5. 5Health Service ExecutiveRevenue · 2024 · ~$29.82B