Ireland's People | Ireland People

Population: 4,015,676 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 20.9% (male 434,225/female 406,730) 15-64 years: 67.5% (male 1,358,086/female 1,354,148) 65 years and over: 11.5% (male 203,614/female 258,873) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 33.7 years male: 32.9 years female: 34.49 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.16% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 7.85 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: 4.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio: At birth: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 5.39 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.91 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 77.56 years male: 74.95 years female: 80.34 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.87 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 2,800 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: Less than 100 (2003 est.)

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

Ethnic groups: Celtic, English

Religions: Roman Catholic 88.4%, Church of Ireland 3%, other Christian 1.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2%, none 3.5% (2002 census)

Languages: English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (official) (Gaelic or Gaeilge) 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%

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