Europe · Northern Europe
Ireland
Ireland covers about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²), the 123rd largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Georgia, at about 69,600 km².
- 69,400km²Area, main territory
- 5.1 millionPopulation
- 2.26In Belgiums
100 km
- Ireland
Facts
| Area, main territory | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 69,800 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 2.26 |
| Capital | Dublin |
| Population | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Density | 74 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 55°N |
| In other languages | Irlanda Español · Irland Deutsch · Irlande Français · Irlanda Português · アイルランド 日本語 · 爱尔兰 中文 · 아일랜드 한국어 |
| Continent | Europe#22 of 50 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Ireland
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 245× the size of Ireland.
- At 74 people per km², Ireland is the 88th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 53°N is drawn about 2.8× too large in area, so Ireland looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Ireland's main territory stretches about 437 km north to south and 303 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 69,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 69,400 km², to within 2%.
How Ireland measures up
Ireland holds 0.3% of the land area and 0.7% of the people of the 50 countries listed for Europe. In Northern Europe it is the 6th largest of 14.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 69,400 km² | 122nd of 239 |
| Population | 5.1 million | 123rd of 237 |
| Density | 74 per km² | 88th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 53.2°N | 16th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Ireland is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 2.26× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.28× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.19× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.19× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.13× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 245 its size |
Where Ireland sits
- Ireland's centre lies at 53.2°N, 8.2°W, in the northern and western hemispheres, about 5,910 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 51°N to 55°N, about 440 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
If Ireland had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Ireland would have 87.0 million people. It has 5.1 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Ireland would have 258,000 people. It has 5.1 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 5.0 million.
About the same size as
Largest in Europe
- Russia16,980,000 km²
- Ukraine572,000 km²
- France548,000 km²
- Spain499,000 km²
- Sweden446,000 km²
- Ireland#22 · 69,400 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2022; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11