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Irish population

Ireland has a population of 4.92 million.

By 2022, the population will be 4.92 million. Most of them are Irish. The official languages are Irish and English. Catholics account for 84.2%, and the rest mainly believe in Protestantism.

Dublin, the capital, has a population of 1.273 million.

Proportion of population

More than 80% of Ireland's population is Irish, and the rest are mainly English and Scots. In 1990s, with the rise of Irish economy, some China people poured in from Chinese mainland, Britain, Southeast Asia and other countries.

There are about 50,000 to 60,000 overseas Chinese in Ireland, mainly concentrated in large and medium-sized cities such as Dublin and Cork. Overseas Chinese in Ireland are mainly engaged in catering, Chinese medicine and supermarkets. In addition, some international students engage in mainstream occupations in Ireland after graduation, such as lawyers, doctors, company employees, university teachers and so on. And gradually improved the social and economic status of overseas Chinese in Ireland.