Ireland’s population has surpassed 4.92 million people, according to the latest CSO estimates.
The usually resident population is estimated to have been 4,921,500 in April - an increase of 1.3%, or 64,500 people, since last year.
Almost 1.4 million people are estimated to have been living in Dublin, which would account for over 28% of the total population of the country.
The newly released CSO figures also reveal details of migration to and from Ireland.
88,600 people immigrated to Ireland in the year to April, with 30.4% of those returning Irish nationals.
Meanwhile, 54,900 people emigrated during the same period, with more than half (52.8%) estimated to be Irish nationals.
In total, the net inward migration among non-Irish nationals was estimated to be 35,800 people.
James Hegarty, Statistician said: “The combined effect of positive net migration and sustained natural increase resulted in population growth of 64,500 (+1.3%) in the year to April 2019.
"This annual increase brings the population estimate to 4.92 million in April 2019."
He added: "All regions showed a population increase in the year to April 2019, ranging from 2,600 persons (0.5%) in the Mid-West to 25,100 persons (1.8%) in Dublin."
Other figures released by the CSO today show increasing numbers of people in work.
Employment was up 2.0% or 45,000 to 2,300,000 in the year up until the second quarter of this year.
Unemployment, meanwhile, was down 9.4% or 13,600 to 130,800.
However, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly from 5.1% in Q1 to 5.2% in Q2.
