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Basic statistics of Ireland, 2016 (Number in parentheses refer to the OECD average)
LAND, PEOPLE AND ELECTORAL CYCLE
Population (million)	4.6		Population density per km²	69.1	(37.2)
Under 15 (%)	20.6	(17.9)	Life expectancy (years, 2015)	81.5	(80.5)
Over 65 (%)	13.6	(16.6)	Men	79.6	(77.9)
Foreign-born (%, 2011)	16.4		Women	83.4	(83.1)
Latest 5-year average growth (%)	0.2	(0.6)	Latest general election	Feb	2016
ECONOMY
Gross domestic product (GDP)			Value added shares (%)
In current prices (billion USD)	304.8		Primary sector	1	(2.5)
In current prices (billion EUR)	275.1		Industry including construction	39.3	(26.6)
Latest 5-year average real growth (%)	7.8	(1.9)	Services	59.7	(70.9)
Per capita (000 USD PPP)	72.8	(42.1)
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Per cent of GDP
Expenditure	27.1	(41.5)	Gross financial debt	84.5	(100)
Revenue	26.4	(38.6)	Net financial debt	55.5	(65.2)
EXTERNAL ACCOUNTS
Exchange rate (EUR per USD)	0.904		Main exports (% of total merchandise exports)
PPP exchange rate (USA = 1)	0.809		Chemicals and related products, n.e.s.	56.7
In per cent of GDP			Machinery and transport equipment	16.3
Exports of goods and services	121.7	(53.9)	Miscellaneous manufactured articles	12.6
Imports of goods and services	99.8	(49.5)	Main imports (% of total merchandise imports)
Current account balance	3.3	(0.2)	Machinery and transport equipment	39.3
Net international investment position (2014)	-93.2		Chemicals and related products, n.e.s.	21.5
			Miscellaneous manufactured articles	11.8
LABOUR MARKET, SKILLS AND INNOVATION
Employment rate for 15-64 year-olds (%)	64.8	(66.9)	Unemployment rate, Labour Force Survey (age 15 and over) (%)	7.9	(6.3)
Men	70.2	(74.7)	Youth (age 15-24, %)	17.2	(13)
Women	59.5	(59.3)	Long-term unemployed (1 year and over, %)	4.2	(2)
Participation rate for 15-64 year-olds (%)	70.9	(71.7)	Tertiary educational attainment 25-64 year-olds (%, 2015)	42.8	(35.7)
Average hours worked per year	1 879	(1 763)	Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP, 2014)	1.5	(2.4)
ENVIRONMENT
Total primary energy supply per capita (toe, 2015)	2.9	(4.1)	CO₂ emissions from fuel combustion per capita (tonnes, 2014)	7.3	(9.4)
Renewables (%, 2015)	8.1	(9.6)	Municipal waste per capita (tonnes, 2012)	0.6	(0.5)
Exposure to air pollution (more than 10 g/m³ of PM2.5, % of population, 2015)	2.8	(75.2)
SOCIETY
Income inequality (Gini coefficient, 2014)	0.298	(0.31)	Education outcomes (PISA score, 2015)
Relative poverty rate (%, 2014)	9.2	(11.3)	Reading	521	(493)
Median disposable household income (000 USD PPP, 2014)	24.3	(22.9)	Mathematics	504	(490)
Public and private spending (% of GDP)			Science	503	(493)
Health care	7.8	(9)	Share of women in parliament (%)	22.2	(28.7)
Pensions (2013)	5.4	(9.1)	Net official development assistance (% of GNI)	0.33	(0.39)
Education (primary, secondary, post sec. non tertiary, 2014)	3.7	(3.7)
Source: Calculations based on data extracted from the databases of the following organisations: OECD, International Energy Agency, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Inter-Parliamentary Union, and Central Statistics Office of Ireland.

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