Ireland: People

The World Factbook 1993: Ireland People

Population: 3,529,566 (July 1993 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.26% (1993 est.)

Birth rate: 14.39 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate: 8.71 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Net migration rate: -3.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 7.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.38 years male: 72.56 years female: 78.36 years (1993 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.02 children born/woman (1993 est.)

Nationality: noun: Irishman(men), Irishwoman(men), Irish (collective plural) adjective: Irish

Ethnic divisions: 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: age 15 and over can read and write (1981) total population: 98% male: NA% female: NA%

Labor force: 1.37 million

by occupation: services 57.0%, manufacturing and construction 28%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing 13.5%, energy and mining 1.5% (1992)