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People
4,622,917 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
119
0-14 years: 20.9% (male 454,571/female 424,022)
15-64 years: 67.1% (male 1,411,336/female 1,409,760)
65 years and over: 12% (male 224,850/female 278,661) (2010 est.)
total: 34.5 years
male: 34.1 years
female: 34.8 years (2010 est.)
1.007% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 120
16.37 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 127
6.3 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 155
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
urban population: 61% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.057 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 3.89 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 206
male: 4.29 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 80.07 years
country comparison to the world: 26
male: 77.86 years
female: 82.41 years (2010 est.)
2.03 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 127
0.2% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 101
5,500 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 121
fewer than 100 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 142
noun: Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collective plural)
adjective: Irish
Irish 87.4%, other white 7.5%, Asian 1.3%, black 1.1%, mixed 1.1%, unspecified 1.6% (2006 census)
Roman Catholic 87.4%, Church of Ireland 2.9%, other Christian 1.9%, other 2.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.2% (2006 census)
English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official) spoken mainly in areas along the western coast
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
total: 18 years
male: 18 years
female: 18 years (2008)
4.9% of GDP (2007)
country comparison to the world: 73
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