Population in Cyprus compared to Ireland: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Cyprus and Ireland: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Cyprus	Ireland	Cyprus	Ireland
1960	586,490	2,828,600	-	-
1961	595,514	2,824,400	1.54%	-0.15%
1962	601,466	2,836,050	1%	0.41%
1963	607,252	2,852,650	0.96%	0.59%
1964	612,521	2,866,550	0.87%	0.49%
1965	617,736	2,877,300	0.85%	0.38%
1966	623,390	2,888,800	0.92%	0.4%
1967	629,251	2,902,450	0.94%	0.47%
1968	635,157	2,915,550	0.94%	0.45%
1969	641,189	2,932,650	0.95%	0.59%
1970	647,446	2,957,250	0.98%	0.84%
1971	654,050	2,992,050	1.02%	1.18%
1972	661,063	3,036,850	1.07%	1.5%
1973	665,937	3,085,950	0.74%	1.62%
1974	663,254	3,137,500	-0.4%	1.67%
1975	659,405	3,189,550	-0.58%	1.66%
1976	662,032	3,238,050	0.4%	1.52%
1977	667,101	3,282,200	0.77%	1.36%
1978	672,249	3,329,100	0.77%	1.43%
1979	677,549	3,373,750	0.79%	1.34%
1980	683,076	3,412,800	0.82%	1.16%
1981	688,893	3,453,000	0.85%	1.18%
1982	696,497	3,485,800	1.1%	0.95%
1983	707,225	3,510,600	1.54%	0.71%
1984	719,334	3,532,423	1.71%	0.62%
1985	731,277	3,538,082	1.66%	0.16%
1986	743,105	3,539,690	1.62%	0.05%
1987	754,785	3,540,057	1.57%	0.01%
1988	766,235	3,524,949	1.52%	-0.43%
1989	777,420	3,511,009	1.46%	-0.4%
1990	788,351	3,513,974	1.41%	0.08%
1991	798,944	3,534,235	1.34%	0.58%
1992	810,341	3,558,430	1.43%	0.68%
1993	826,034	3,576,261	1.94%	0.5%
1994	844,667	3,590,386	2.26%	0.39%
1995	862,695	3,608,841	2.13%	0.51%
1996	880,290	3,637,510	2.04%	0.79%
1997	897,568	3,674,171	1.96%	1.01%
1998	914,548	3,712,696	1.89%	1.05%
1999	931,234	3,754,786	1.82%	1.13%
2000	947,667	3,805,174	1.76%	1.34%
2001	964,127	3,866,243	1.74%	1.6%
2002	981,440	3,931,947	1.8%	1.7%
2003	999,590	3,996,521	1.85%	1.64%
2004	1,017,875	4,070,262	1.83%	1.85%
2005	1,036,151	4,159,914	1.8%	2.2%
2006	1,054,418	4,273,591	1.76%	2.73%
2007	1,072,714	4,398,942	1.74%	2.93%
2008	1,091,026	4,489,544	1.71%	2.06%
2009	1,109,371	4,535,375	1.68%	1.02%
2010	1,127,816	4,560,155	1.66%	0.55%
2011	1,146,493	4,580,084	1.66%	0.44%
2012	1,165,397	4,599,533	1.65%	0.42%
2013	1,183,895	4,623,816	1.59%	0.53%
2014	1,201,801	4,657,740	1.51%	0.73%
2015	1,219,502	4,701,957	1.47%	0.95%
2016	1,237,112	4,762,722	1.44%	1.29%
2017	1,254,275	4,827,445	1.39%	1.36%
2018	1,270,737	4,898,022	1.31%	1.46%
2019	1,286,671	4,976,456	1.25%	1.6%
2020	1,302,247	5,039,747	1.21%	1.27%
2021	1,317,309	5,110,585	1.16%	1.41%
2022	1,331,370	5,212,836	1.07%	2%
2023	1,344,976	5,311,538	1.02%	1.89%
2024	1,358,282	5,395,790	0.99%	1.59%
2025	1,370,750	5,450,228	0.92%	1.01%
2026	1,382,331	5,500,449	0.84%	0.92%
2027	1,393,332	5,547,627	0.8%	0.86%
2028	1,403,777	5,592,524	0.75%	0.81%
2029	1,413,339	5,634,478	0.68%	0.75%
2030	1,422,317	5,673,099	0.64%	0.69%
2031	1,430,677	5,709,621	0.59%	0.64%
2032	1,438,502	5,744,973	0.55%	0.62%
2033	1,445,956	5,778,467	0.52%	0.58%
2034	1,452,842	5,809,870	0.48%	0.54%
2035	1,459,190	5,839,208	0.44%	0.5%
2036	1,465,171	5,867,278	0.41%	0.48%
2037	1,470,712	5,895,280	0.38%	0.48%
2038	1,475,792	5,922,778	0.35%	0.47%
2039	1,480,540	5,948,562	0.32%	0.44%
2040	1,484,845	5,973,408	0.29%	0.42%
2041	1,488,688	5,997,971	0.26%	0.41%
2042	1,492,043	6,020,298	0.23%	0.37%
2043	1,494,983	6,040,050	0.2%	0.33%
2044	1,497,653	6,058,494	0.18%	0.31%
2045	1,500,062	6,075,441	0.16%	0.28%
2046	1,502,255	6,089,704	0.15%	0.23%
2047	1,504,222	6,102,050	0.13%	0.2%
2048	1,505,909	6,113,677	0.11%	0.19%
2049	1,507,311	6,123,367	0.09%	0.16%
2050	1,508,478	6,129,969	0.08%	0.11%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cyprus increased by 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth), while Ireland gained 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cyprus gained 145,339 (a 11.7% growth), while Ireland's population increased by 738,242 (a 15.5% growth).

Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2006 and is still 153rd in 2026. Ireland was ranked 121st in 2006 and still ranked 121st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Cyprus' population will grow by 9.12% to 1,508,478 people with a rank change from 153rd to 154th. The population of Ireland will increase by 11.4% to 6,129,969 people and rank change from 121st to 119th.