How many legal entities are registered in Ireland?

37,315 legal entities have an LEI registered in Ireland in the GLEIF Golden Copy. Of these, 22,287 have a current ISSUED registration status.

How many active legal entities are in Ireland?

33,256 entities in Ireland have entity_status ACTIVE in the GLEIF Golden Copy. Note that ACTIVE entity status and ISSUED registration status are separate dimensions.

What is the breakdown of LEI registration statuses in Ireland?

ISSUED: 22,287; LAPSED: 11,108; RETIRED: 3,645; DUPLICATE: 178; ANNULLED: 87; PENDING_TRANSFER: 10. Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0). ISSUED means the LEI is current and valid; LAPSED means the LEI has not been renewed.

Where can I verify whether a specific legal entity in Ireland has a valid LEI?

Verify individual legal entities at the GLEIF search portal: https://search.gleif.org/. This page reports aggregate counts only — it does not certify the legitimacy of any individual entity and does not give compliance or legal advice.

Registered Legal Entities in Ireland

Q: What is the source of this data on legal entities in Ireland?

All figures come from the GLEIF Golden Copy, published by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) under a CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) license. Source id: src:gleif:golden-copy:cc0. Data as of: 2026-06-20T03:54:47.908157+00:00.

37,315 legal entities are registered in Ireland in the GLEIF Golden Copy, of which 22,287 have an ISSUED LEI and 33,256 are ACTIVE — per the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

Last updated: June 20, 2026 · Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0)

37,315

Total entities

22,287

ISSUED LEIs

33,256

ACTIVE entities

11,108

LAPSED LEIs

This page reports aggregate counts from the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0). It informs and compares — it does not certify the legitimacy of any entity and gives no compliance or legal advice. To verify a specific entity or search by LEI, go to search.gleif.org.

LEI registration status in Ireland

Registration status reflects the LEI lifecycle. ISSUED means the LEI is current and valid; LAPSED means the LEI has not been renewed; RETIRED, DUPLICATE, and ANNULLED indicate the LEI is closed or superseded; PENDING_TRANSFER and PENDING_ARCHIVAL indicate a transition state.

Registration status	Count	Share
ISSUED	22,287	60%
LAPSED	11,108	30%
RETIRED	3,645	10%
DUPLICATE	178	0%
ANNULLED	87	0%
PENDING_TRANSFER	10	0%

Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

Entity status in Ireland

Entity status reflects whether the legal entity itself is operating. ACTIVE means the entity is operating; INACTIVE means it has been dissolved, merged, or otherwise ceased operations. Note that entity status and registration status are separate dimensions — an INACTIVE entity may still have an ISSUED LEI.

Entity status	Count	Share
ACTIVE	33,256	89%
INACTIVE	3,642	10%
NULL	417	1%

Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

Sources & provenance

Every figure on this page comes from the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0) (source id src:gleif:golden-copy:cc0), published by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) under a CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) license: https://www.gleif.org/en/lei-data/gleif-golden-copy.

This page reports aggregate counts only. Individual entity names (legal_name) are never included. To search for a specific entity or LEI, use search.gleif.org.

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