Claim: If Ireland's population density was the same as England, its population would be 35 million people.
Fact-check: Would 35 million people live in Ireland if it was as densely populated as England? - FactCheckNI
Verdict: the population density of england is around 433 people per km2. if the republic of ireland had that population density, around 30 million people would live there. however, ireland can also refer to the island of ireland - which would indeed have a population of around 35 million people.
Organisation: FactCheckNI
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2023-04-05T00:00:00