Ireland In Numbers 2016

Area: 70,282 sq km
Arable % of total land: 17.0
Population: 4.6 Million
Population under 15: 21.6%
Population over 60: 16.9%
Life expectancy – men: 79.5 years
Life expectancy – women: 83.5 years
Urban population: 63.2%
GDP: €175 Billion
GDP Per Head: $50,480

Employment
Agriculture: 4.7%
Industry: 18.3
Services: 76.9

Trade – Exports In $Billions
Chemical & related products: 65.7
Food, tobacco and drink: 12.9
Machinery & transport equip: 12.9
Raw materials: 2.3
Total incl. others: 115.5

Main Export Destinations In Percentage
USA: 18.3
UK: 15.9
Belgium: 12.9
Germany: 7.2
EU 28 states total: 56.9

Trade – Imports In $Billions
Chemical & related products: 14.1
Food, tobacco and drink: 8.9
Machinery & transport equip: 15.8
Mineral fuels & lubricants: 9.0
Total incl. others: 66.5

Main Origins Of Imports In Percentage
UK: 39.0
USA: 9.7
Germany: 8.5
Netherlands: 6.2
EU 28 total: 70.6

Health & Education
Health Spending, % of GDP: 8.9
Doctors per 1,000 Pop: 2.7
Hospital beds per 1,000 pop: 2.9
Education Spending, % of GDP: 6.2

Society
Number of households (millions): 1.7
Marriages per 1,000 pop: 4.5
Divorces per 1,000 pop: 0.6
Cars per 1,000 pop: 415
Internet users per pop: 78.3%
Colour TV Households. % with cable: 31.7
Colour TV Households. % with satellite: 47.6
Broadband subs per 100 pop: 24.2
Telephone lines per 100 pop: 44.0