Net migration rate: -1.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 6.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.98 years male: 73.24 years female: 78.89 years (1997 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.83 children born/woman (1997 est.)
Nationality: noun: Irishman(men), Irishwoman(men), Irish (collective plural) adjective: Irish
Ethnic groups: Celtic, English
Religions: Roman Catholic 93%, Anglican 3%, none 1%, unknown 2%, other 1% (1981)
Languages: Irish (Gaelic), spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard, English is the language generally used
Literacy: definition : age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% (1981 est.) male: NA% female: NA%