Ireland, year by year

Every index this site holds for Ireland, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1990

Human development rose from 0.776 in 1990 to 0.949 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 34 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 83 years2024at birthUp 4.1 years from 78.9 years in 2005
Internet users: 97%2024of people onlineUp 42 points from 55% in 2006
Urban population: 65%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 4 points from 61% in 2006
Births per woman: 1.472024births per womanDown 0.39 from 1.86 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 13%2021of energy usedUp 10 points from 2% in 2004
Access to electricity: 100%2024of people with electricityLevel with 2005
Infant mortality: 32024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 1 from 4 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 6 t2024of CO2 per person a yearDown 5.3 t from 11.3 t in 2005
Forest area: 12%2023of land under forestUp 2 points from 10% in 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series · 2 values marked for checking

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	0.776	74.8	—	—	2.11	2.3	100	8	9.2	6.7	—	—
1991	0.780	75.0	0.1	57.1	2.08	2.2	100	7	9.3	7.0	—	—
1992	0.787	75.4	0.2	57.3	1.99	2.2	100	7	9.2	7.2	—	—
1993	0.794	75.3	0.3	57.5	1.90	2.1	100	6	9.2	7.4	—	—
1994	0.805	75.8	0.6	57.7	1.85	2.2	100	6	9.5	7.7	—	—
1995	0.809	75.5	1.1	57.9	1.84	1.9	100	6	9.6	7.9	—	—
1996	0.816	75.8	2.2	58.2	1.88	2.0	100	6	9.9	8.2	—	—
1997	0.823	76.0	4.1	58.4	1.93	1.9	100	6	10.2	8.4	—	—
1998	0.855	76.2	8.1	58.6	1.94	2.3	100	6	10.7	8.7	—	—
1999	0.858	76.1	10.9	58.9	1.90	2.1	100	6	11.0	8.9	—	—
2000	0.869	76.5	17.9	59.1	1.89	2.0	100	6	11.5	9.2	—	—
2001	0.876	77.1	23.1	59.4	1.94	2.0	100	6	11.9	9.3	—	—
2002	0.883	77.6	25.9	59.6	1.97	2.2	100	6	11.4	9.4	—	—
2003	0.891	78.1	34.3	59.9	1.96	2.0	100	5	11.1	9.5	—	—
2004	0.899	78.5	37.0	60.2	1.93	2.3	100	5	11.1	9.7	—	—
2005	0.905	78.9	41.6	60.5	1.86	2.9	100	4	11.3	9.8	—	—
2006	0.908	79.2	54.8	60.8	1.91	3.2	100	4	11.2	9.9	54329	44223
2007	0.911	79.6	61.2	61.1	2.01	3.5	100	4	10.7	10.1	61396	46782
2008	0.907	80.1	65.3	61.4	2.06	4.2	100	4	10.3	10.2	61353	44169
2009	0.907	80.2	67.4	61.6	2.06	5.3	100	4	9.1	10.3	52133	41491
2010	0.915	80.7	69.8	61.9	2.05	5.3	100	4	9.0	10.5	48624	43163
2011	0.909	80.8	74.9	62.1	2.03	7.0	100	4	8.1	10.6	52614	45458
2012	0.911	80.8	76.9	62.3	1.98	6.9	100	3	8.2	10.7	49336	46654
2013	0.915	81.0	78.3	62.4	1.93	7.7	100	3	7.9	10.8	52538	48763
2014	0.921	81.3	83.5	62.5	1.89	8.8	100	3	7.8	10.9	57215	52582
2015	0.931	81.5	83.5	62.6	1.85	9.5	100	3	8.0	10.9	64250	71520
2016	0.936	81.7	83.5	62.7	1.81	8.6	100	3	8.3	11.1	64130	72941
2017	0.941	82.2	84.1	62.9	1.76	10.1	100	3	7.9	11.2	72161	80409
2018	0.944	82.2	87.0	63.1	1.74	10.8	100	3	7.8	11.2	80804	86369
2019	0.947	82.7	87.0	63.3	1.69	12.3	100	3	7.3	11.3	81828	92042
2020	0.948	82.5	92.0	63.5	1.60	13.7	100	3	6.8	11.3	86514	97677
2021	0.946	82.3	93.5	63.7	1.72	12.7	100	3	7.1	11.4	103783	116703
2022	0.947	82.5	95.0	63.9	1.51	—	100	3	6.8	11.5	105191	138465
2023	0.949	82.8	96.9	64.1	1.50	—	100	3	6.2	11.5	106819	133440
2024	—	83.0	97.2	64.3	1.47	—	100	3	6.0	—	112895	140779
2025	—	—	—	64.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	131592	155089
On the profile	0.949	83.0	97.2	64.6	1.47	12.7	—	—	6.0	11.5	131592	155089

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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