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Ireland

Ireland, also known as the Republic of Ireland, is a country in Northwestern Europe. It consists of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland, with a population of about 5.4 million.

Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata

The Institute's composite reading

Vigilance

3.8 /10 risk

  • Security 0.0
  • Legitimacy 8.7
  • Economy 8.5
  • Diplomacy 4.0
  • Influence 0.0

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 19 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 3 (list of 2026.10.07).

Capital
Dublin
Population
5,458,600 inh.
Area
70,273 km²
Currency
EUR
Regime
republic

Executive in office

Catherine Connolly

Head of State

Catherine Connolly

since 2025.11.11 indépendant

Micheál Martin

Head of Government

Micheál Martin

since 2025.01.23 Fianna Fáil

Government in office 15 members

Simon Harris

ministre de la Défense

Simon Harris

since 2025.01.23 Fine Gael Defence

Robert Troy

secrétaire d'État au département des Finances

Robert Troy

since 2025.01.29 Fianna Fáil Finance

Jim O'Callaghan

ministre de la Justice et de l'Égalité

Jim O'Callaghan

since 2025.01.23 Fianna Fáil Justice

Helen McEntee

ministre de l'Éducation

Helen McEntee

since 2025.01.23 Fine Gael Education

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

ministre de la Santé de l'Irlande

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

since 2025.01.23 Fine Gael Health

Martin Heydon

ministre de l'Agriculture, de l'Alimentation et de la Marine

Martin Heydon

since 2025.01.23 Fine Gael

Dara Calleary

ministre de l'Emploi et de la Protection sociale

Dara Calleary

since 2025.01.23 Fianna Fáil

Peter Burke

ministre de l'Emploi, des Entreprises et de l'Innovation

Peter Burke

since 2025.01.23 Fine Gael

Norma Foley

ministre de l'Enfance et de la Jeunesse

Norma Foley

since 2025.01.23 Fianna Fáil

Jack Chambers

ministre des Dépenses publiques et de la Réforme

Jack Chambers

since 2025.01.23 Fianna Fáil

Darragh O'Brien

ministre des Transports, du Tourisme et du Sport

Darragh O'Brien

since 2025.01.23 Fianna Fáil

James Browne

ministre du Logement, de l'Aménagement du territoire et de l'Administration locale

James Browne

since 2025.01.23 Fianna Fáil

Patrick O'Donovan

ministre du Tourisme, de la Culture, des Arts, de la Gaeltacht, des Sports et des Médias

Patrick O'Donovan

since 2025.01.23 Fine Gael

Thomas Byrne

secrétaire d'État au Département du Taoiseach

Thomas Byrne

since 2025.01.29 Fianna Fáil

Alan Dillon

secrétaire d'État au Travail

Alan Dillon

since 2025.01.29

Parliament

Dáil Éireann

174 seats

Inception 1919

Seanad Éireann

60 seats

Inception 1922

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

722 G$

2025 ↑ +18.5 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

131,592 $

2025 ↑ +16.6 % vs 2024

Growth

12.3 %

2025 ↑ +9.7 pt vs 2024

Inflation

2.2 %

2025 ↑ +0.1 pt vs 2024

Unemployment

4.6 %

2025 ↑ +0.3 pt vs 2024

Defense / GDP

0.2 %

2024 ↑ +0.0 pt vs 2023

Life expectancy

83.0 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.2 % vs 2023

Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.89/1

#6 liberal democracy 2025

Freedoms (Freedom House)

98/100

Free 2026

Corruption (CPI)

76/100

#122025

Press freedom (RSF)

86/100

#72026

Military posture SIPRI · 2025

Global spending rank

#69

SIPRI 2025

Annual budget

1.5 Md$

2025USD constants 2024

Defense effort

0.2 %PIB

2025

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

232 Md$

Imports

134 Md$

Balance

98 Md$

Top exports

  • Médicaments (hub pharma) 88 Md$
  • Composants électroniques 16 Md$

Top imports

  • Avions (leasing Dublin) 16 Md$
  • Pétrole raffiné 8 Md$

Export partners

Import partners

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

  • USA 80%
  • GBR 88%
  • FRA 95%
  • DEU 95%
  • RUS 14%
  • CHN 26%
  • ISR 38%

Abstention: 12%

Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08

Last election

Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025

HDI

0.949/1

#112023

Gini

29.0

low2023

Refugees hosted

137,869

UNHCR 2025

Refugees originating

69

UNHCR 2025

National anthem

Amhrán na bhFiann

Composer · Patrick Heeney

Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata

  • UN
  • EU
  • Eurozone
  • OECD
  • WTO
  • Council of Europe
  • OSCE

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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days

The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 5,232 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 4,408, or ×0.9.

French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

  • Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
  • Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
  • Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
  • Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
  • Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
  • Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
  • Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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