Ireland was more populous than Great Britain in 2011.
1 million reside in the Republic of Ireland and 1
=== Political definition ===Politically, Great Britain refers to the whole of England, Scotland and Wales in combination, but not Northern Ireland; it includes islands, such as the Isle of Wight, Anglesey, the Isles of Scilly, the Hebrides and the island groups of Orkney and Shetland, that are part of England, Wales, or Scotland

