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Table 5.1 Demographic and economic indicators in Ireland, 2000–2012
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Total population levels 3,805.2 3,866.2 3,932.0 3,996.6 4,070.3 4,160.0 4,274.1 4,399.0 4,543.9 4,459.0 4,519.4 4,576.8 4,586.9
(in thousands) a
People aged 65 and over 11.2 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.9 11.2 11.4 11.7 12.0
(% total population) a
GDP per capita
33,600 64,800 36,100 36,900 37,900 39,200 40,300 41,500 39,900 37,500 37,200 37,600 –
(e) a
Real GDP growth
9.3 4.8 5.9 4.2 4.5 5.3 5.3 5.2 3.0 7.0 0.4 0.7 0.7
(%) a
Government deficit
– 0.4 0.4 1.4 1.6 2.9 0.2 7.4 13.7 30.6 13.1 8.2 7.2
(% GDP) b
Government consolidated 37.0 34.5 31.8 31.0 29.4 27.2 24.6 24.9 44.2 64.4 91.2 104.1 117.4
(% GDP) b
gross debt
Long-term interest rates
(10-year government rate)
(%)
5.53 5.12 4.96 4.12 4.10 3.39 3.78 4.07 – – – – –
Total unemployment
4.2 3.9 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.6 6.3 11.9 13.7 14.4 14.7
(% of total labour force) a
Long-term unemployment – 33.1 30.1 32.8 34.9 33.4 31.6 29.5 27.1 29.2 49.3 59.4 61.7
(% of total unemployed) a, c
Note: c 12 months or more.
Sources: a OECD, 2013; b Eurostat, 2013.