Population of Ireland
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Ireland is 5,066,658 as of September 27, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Ireland is projected at 4,982,907 or 4.983 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Ireland is projected at 4,937,786 or 4.938 million people for the year 2020. Ireland ranks number 124th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Ireland is ranked 26th among 48 countries in Europe.
Ireland's population peak will be 2071 with 5.73 mn people after Ireland's population will be decreased year by year. The Irelandn population is projected to reach 5.24 million in 2030 and increase further to 5.67 million in 2050 and 5.68 million by 2100. Ireland accounts for 0.063 percent of the world population. However, its global share declined by 0.111% in 1952 and is projected to decline at 0.052% by 2100.
Ireland was at 91st position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to increase at 127th in 2100.
- Population
- Growth rate
- Net change
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
1950 | 2,912,680 | - | - | 0.115 |
1951 | 2,912,608 | -72 | 0.00 | 0.113 |
1952 | 2,909,051 | -3,557 | -0.12 | 0.111 |
1953 | 2,901,318 | -7,733 | -0.27 | 0.108 |
1954 | 2,889,280 | -12,038 | -0.41 | 0.106 |
1955 | 2,873,415 | -15,865 | -0.55 | 0.104 |
1956 | 2,854,777 | -18,638 | -0.65 | 0.101 |
1957 | 2,835,057 | -19,720 | -0.69 | 0.099 |
1958 | 2,816,351 | -18,706 | -0.66 | 0.096 |
1959 | 2,801,091 | -15,260 | -0.54 | 0.094 |
1960 | 2,791,397 | -9,694 | -0.35 | 0.092 |
1961 | 2,788,531 | -2,866 | -0.10 | 0.090 |
1962 | 2,792,374 | 3,843 | 0.14 | 0.089 |
1963 | 2,801,184 | 8,810 | 0.32 | 0.087 |
1964 | 2,812,224 | 11,040 | 0.39 | 0.086 |
1965 | 2,823,650 | 11,426 | 0.41 | 0.085 |
1966 | 2,834,682 | 11,032 | 0.39 | 0.083 |
1967 | 2,846,347 | 11,665 | 0.41 | 0.082 |
1968 | 2,860,727 | 14,380 | 0.51 | 0.081 |
1969 | 2,880,764 | 20,037 | 0.70 | 0.079 |
1970 | 2,908,421 | 27,657 | 0.96 | 0.079 |
1971 | 2,944,088 | 35,667 | 1.23 | 0.078 |
1972 | 2,986,566 | 42,478 | 1.44 | 0.078 |
1973 | 3,034,319 | 47,753 | 1.60 | 0.077 |
1974 | 3,085,156 | 50,837 | 1.68 | 0.077 |
1975 | 3,137,176 | 52,020 | 1.69 | 0.077 |
1976 | 3,189,865 | 52,689 | 1.68 | 0.077 |
1977 | 3,242,768 | 52,903 | 1.66 | 0.077 |
1978 | 3,294,161 | 51,393 | 1.58 | 0.077 |
1979 | 3,342,005 | 47,844 | 1.45 | 0.076 |
1980 | 3,384,756 | 42,751 | 1.28 | 0.076 |
1981 | 3,422,018 | 37,262 | 1.10 | 0.075 |
1982 | 3,453,786 | 31,768 | 0.93 | 0.075 |
1983 | 3,479,458 | 25,672 | 0.74 | 0.074 |
1984 | 3,498,530 | 19,072 | 0.55 | 0.073 |
1985 | 3,510,979 | 12,449 | 0.36 | 0.072 |
1986 | 3,516,422 | 5,443 | 0.16 | 0.071 |
1987 | 3,515,828 | -594 | -0.02 | 0.070 |
1988 | 3,512,185 | -3,643 | -0.10 | 0.068 |
1989 | 3,509,519 | -2,666 | -0.08 | 0.067 |
1990 | 3,510,885 | 1,366 | 0.04 | 0.066 |
1991 | 3,517,710 | 6,825 | 0.19 | 0.065 |
1992 | 3,529,853 | 12,143 | 0.35 | 0.064 |
1993 | 3,546,931 | 17,078 | 0.48 | 0.064 |
1994 | 3,567,912 | 20,981 | 0.59 | 0.063 |
1995 | 3,592,186 | 24,274 | 0.68 | 0.063 |
1996 | 3,619,641 | 27,455 | 0.76 | 0.062 |
1997 | 3,651,096 | 31,455 | 0.87 | 0.062 |
1998 | 3,687,819 | 36,723 | 1.01 | 0.062 |
1999 | 3,731,468 | 43,649 | 1.18 | 0.062 |
2000 | 3,783,103 | 51,635 | 1.38 | 0.062 |
2001 | 3,842,245 | 59,142 | 1.56 | 0.062 |
2002 | 3,907,998 | 65,753 | 1.71 | 0.062 |
2003 | 3,980,076 | 72,078 | 1.84 | 0.062 |
2004 | 4,058,130 | 78,054 | 1.96 | 0.063 |
2005 | 4,141,223 | 83,093 | 2.05 | 0.063 |
2006 | 4,230,623 | 89,400 | 2.16 | 0.064 |
2007 | 4,324,641 | 94,018 | 2.22 | 0.064 |
2008 | 4,415,872 | 91,231 | 2.11 | 0.065 |
2009 | 4,494,576 | 78,704 | 1.78 | 0.065 |
2010 | 4,554,321 | 59,745 | 1.33 | 0.065 |
2011 | 4,591,105 | 36,784 | 0.81 | 0.065 |
2012 | 4,608,198 | 17,093 | 0.37 | 0.065 |
2013 | 4,615,422 | 7,224 | 0.16 | 0.064 |
2014 | 4,626,844 | 11,422 | 0.25 | 0.063 |
2015 | 4,652,425 | 25,581 | 0.55 | 0.063 |
2016 | 4,695,779 | 43,354 | 0.93 | 0.063 |
2017 | 4,753,279 | 57,500 | 1.22 | 0.063 |
2018 | 4,818,690 | 65,411 | 1.38 | 0.063 |
2019 | 4,882,495 | 63,805 | 1.32 | 0.063 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
2020 | 4,937,786 | 55,291 | 1.13 | 0.063 |
2021 | 4,982,907 | 45,121 | 0.91 | 0.063 |
2022 | 5,020,199 | 37,292 | 0.75 | 0.063 |
2023 | 5,051,620 | 31,421 | 0.63 | 0.063 |
2024 | 5,080,499 | 28,879 | 0.57 | 0.063 |
2025 | 5,109,284 | 28,785 | 0.57 | 0.062 |
2026 | 5,138,310 | 29,026 | 0.57 | 0.062 |
2027 | 5,166,749 | 28,439 | 0.55 | 0.062 |
2028 | 5,194,622 | 27,873 | 0.54 | 0.062 |
2029 | 5,221,748 | 27,126 | 0.52 | 0.062 |
2030 | 5,248,041 | 26,293 | 0.50 | 0.061 |
2031 | 5,273,639 | 25,598 | 0.49 | 0.061 |
2032 | 5,298,768 | 25,129 | 0.48 | 0.061 |
2033 | 5,323,526 | 24,758 | 0.47 | 0.061 |
2034 | 5,347,967 | 24,441 | 0.46 | 0.061 |
2035 | 5,372,137 | 24,170 | 0.45 | 0.060 |
2036 | 5,396,065 | 23,928 | 0.45 | 0.060 |
2037 | 5,419,757 | 23,692 | 0.44 | 0.060 |
2038 | 5,443,183 | 23,426 | 0.43 | 0.060 |
2039 | 5,466,317 | 23,134 | 0.43 | 0.060 |
2040 | 5,489,088 | 22,771 | 0.42 | 0.060 |
2041 | 5,511,478 | 22,390 | 0.41 | 0.060 |
2042 | 5,533,414 | 21,936 | 0.40 | 0.059 |
2043 | 5,554,778 | 21,364 | 0.39 | 0.059 |
2044 | 5,575,408 | 20,630 | 0.37 | 0.059 |
2045 | 5,595,132 | 19,724 | 0.35 | 0.059 |
2046 | 5,613,920 | 18,788 | 0.34 | 0.059 |
2047 | 5,631,699 | 17,779 | 0.32 | 0.059 |
2048 | 5,648,334 | 16,635 | 0.30 | 0.059 |
2049 | 5,663,676 | 15,342 | 0.27 | 0.058 |
2050 | 5,677,615 | 13,939 | 0.25 | 0.058 |
2051 | 5,690,092 | 12,477 | 0.22 | 0.058 |
2052 | 5,701,111 | 11,019 | 0.19 | 0.058 |
2053 | 5,710,656 | 9,545 | 0.17 | 0.058 |
2054 | 5,718,737 | 8,081 | 0.14 | 0.058 |
2055 | 5,725,376 | 6,639 | 0.12 | 0.057 |
2056 | 5,730,592 | 5,216 | 0.09 | 0.057 |
2057 | 5,734,433 | 3,841 | 0.07 | 0.057 |
2058 | 5,736,994 | 2,561 | 0.04 | 0.057 |
2059 | 5,738,387 | 1,393 | 0.02 | 0.057 |
2060 | 5,738,736 | 349 | 0.01 | 0.057 |
2061 | 5,738,108 | -628 | -0.01 | 0.056 |
2062 | 5,736,614 | -1,494 | -0.03 | 0.056 |
2063 | 5,734,381 | -2,233 | -0.04 | 0.056 |
2064 | 5,731,587 | -2,794 | -0.05 | 0.056 |
2065 | 5,728,362 | -3,225 | -0.06 | 0.056 |
2066 | 5,724,821 | -3,541 | -0.06 | 0.055 |
2067 | 5,721,071 | -3,750 | -0.07 | 0.055 |
2068 | 5,717,225 | -3,846 | -0.07 | 0.055 |
2069 | 5,713,447 | -3,778 | -0.07 | 0.055 |
2070 | 5,709,843 | -3,604 | -0.06 | 0.055 |
2071 | 5,706,500 | -3,343 | -0.06 | 0.054 |
2072 | 5,703,483 | -3,017 | -0.05 | 0.054 |
2073 | 5,700,866 | -2,617 | -0.05 | 0.054 |
2074 | 5,698,746 | -2,120 | -0.04 | 0.054 |
2075 | 5,697,179 | -1,567 | -0.03 | 0.054 |
2076 | 5,696,184 | -995 | -0.02 | 0.054 |
2077 | 5,695,762 | -422 | -0.01 | 0.054 |
2078 | 5,695,905 | 143 | 0.00 | 0.054 |
2079 | 5,696,592 | 687 | 0.01 | 0.053 |
2080 | 5,697,784 | 1,192 | 0.02 | 0.053 |
2081 | 5,699,444 | 1,660 | 0.03 | 0.053 |
2082 | 5,701,514 | 2,070 | 0.04 | 0.053 |
2083 | 5,703,868 | 2,354 | 0.04 | 0.053 |
2084 | 5,706,349 | 2,481 | 0.04 | 0.053 |
2085 | 5,708,811 | 2,462 | 0.04 | 0.053 |
2086 | 5,711,190 | 2,379 | 0.04 | 0.053 |
2087 | 5,713,418 | 2,228 | 0.04 | 0.053 |
2088 | 5,715,326 | 1,908 | 0.03 | 0.053 |
2089 | 5,716,715 | 1,389 | 0.02 | 0.053 |
2090 | 5,717,431 | 716 | 0.01 | 0.053 |
2091 | 5,717,415 | -16 | 0.00 | 0.053 |
2092 | 5,716,626 | -789 | -0.01 | 0.053 |
2093 | 5,715,076 | -1,550 | -0.03 | 0.053 |
2094 | 5,712,814 | -2,262 | -0.04 | 0.053 |
2095 | 5,709,857 | -2,957 | -0.05 | 0.053 |
2096 | 5,706,233 | -3,624 | -0.06 | 0.053 |
2097 | 5,701,950 | -4,283 | -0.08 | 0.052 |
2098 | 5,696,992 | -4,958 | -0.09 | 0.052 |
2099 | 5,691,341 | -5,651 | -0.10 | 0.052 |
2100 | 5,684,963 | -6,378 | -0.11 | 0.052 |