Population growth rate: 0.36% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 13.49 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 8.51 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 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 (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 6.04 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 76.19 years male: 73.44 years female: 79.11 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.82 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality: noun: Irishman(men), Irishwoman(men), Irish (collective plural) adjective: Irish
Ethnic groups: Celtic, English