Note: strategic location on major air and sea routes between North
America and northern Europe; over 40% of the population resides within
60 miles of Dublin
@Ireland:People
Population: 3,550,448 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 24% (female 415,640; male 440,468)
15-64 years: 64% (female 1,125,638; male 1,155,823)
65 years and over: 12% (female 237,098; male 175,781) (July 1995 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.33% (1995 est.)
Birth rate: 14.04 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Death rate: 8.48 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Net migration rate: -2.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 7.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.99 years male: 73.15 years female: 79 years (1995 est.)