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

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The latest officially reported population of Ireland was 5,484,367 in 2025 vs 20,843,754 people in Kazakhstan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ireland's population is 5,562,212 people compared to 21,211,812 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 3.81 times bigger than Ireland's.
  • Ireland is ranked the 122nd most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
  • The countries together account for 0.32% of the world: 0.07% for Ireland vs 0.26% for Kazakhstan.
  • For the last 10 years, Ireland has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +1.44% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ireland has increased from 4.27M people to 5.56M (30.2% growth), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.7% growth).

Ireland vs Kazakhstan: population by year and forecast

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ireland Kazakhstan
2100 5,500,499 33,837,050
2099 5,525,011 33,761,154
2098 5,548,986 33,683,919
2097 5,572,279 33,603,915
2096 5,595,064 33,512,477
2095 5,615,877 33,413,253
2094 5,636,027 33,314,594
2093 5,655,870 33,213,155
2092 5,675,151 33,116,688
2091 5,694,092 33,013,240
2090 5,713,009 32,907,211
2089 5,730,546 32,798,108
2088 5,747,238 32,686,460
2087 5,762,650 32,563,627
2086 5,776,705 32,439,780
2085 5,791,049 32,315,125
2084 5,805,074 32,187,026
2083 5,818,867 32,051,485
2082 5,831,653 31,925,242
2081 5,842,944 31,787,284
2080 5,855,351 31,648,962
2079 5,870,572 31,514,214
2078 5,885,866 31,366,796
2077 5,901,647 31,219,906
2076 5,917,991 31,072,192
2075 5,934,408 30,923,546
2074 5,951,970 30,771,280
2073 5,969,385 30,625,478
2072 5,986,721 30,477,563
2071 6,003,888 30,326,181
2070 6,021,481 30,173,109
2069 6,038,378 30,013,948
2068 6,054,840 29,862,364
2067 6,070,805 29,712,186
2066 6,086,691 29,557,994
2065 6,101,966 29,396,139
2064 6,116,867 29,235,466
2063 6,129,790 29,071,908
2062 6,141,729 28,907,357
2061 6,154,062 28,738,535
2060 6,167,032 28,568,026
2059 6,179,602 28,391,809
2058 6,189,124 28,215,085
2057 6,196,781 28,037,220
2056 6,199,786 27,842,554
2055 6,204,376 27,643,057
2054 6,205,225 27,444,561
2053 6,205,444 27,234,548
2052 6,203,350 27,022,716
2051 6,200,637 26,809,526
2050 6,195,469 26,593,675
2049 6,187,289 26,376,242
2048 6,175,872 26,146,925
2047 6,163,776 25,911,330
2046 6,150,911 25,678,409
2045 6,134,927 25,442,326
2044 6,116,643 25,206,576
2043 6,097,627 24,971,131
2042 6,076,713 24,737,722
2041 6,052,462 24,507,695
2040 6,027,054 24,273,388
2039 6,002,204 24,047,108
2038 5,974,917 23,821,741
2037 5,946,606 23,600,163
2036 5,918,275 23,374,793
2035 5,889,854 23,151,259
2034 5,858,952 22,926,675
2033 5,826,337 22,700,937
2032 5,791,225 22,470,522
2031 5,754,845 22,247,053
2030 5,717,377 22,020,172
2029 5,676,731 21,792,016
2028 5,632,552 21,558,709
2027 5,585,925 21,326,341
2026 5,537,167 21,090,850
2025 5,484,367 20,843,754
2024 5,395,790 20,592,571
2023 5,311,538 20,330,104
2022 5,212,836 20,034,609
2021 5,110,585 19,743,603
2020 5,039,747 19,482,117
2019 4,976,456 19,209,555
2018 4,898,022 18,932,727
2017 4,827,445 18,651,931
2016 4,762,722 18,363,600
2015 4,701,957 18,084,169
2014 4,657,740 17,816,285
2013 4,623,816 17,556,502
2012 4,599,533 17,306,106
2011 4,580,084 17,066,002
2010 4,560,155 16,836,810
2009 4,535,375 16,619,846
2008 4,489,544 16,426,525
2007 4,398,942 16,257,214
2006 4,273,591 16,103,716
2005 4,159,914 15,968,117
2004 4,070,262 15,850,159
2003 3,996,521 15,747,380
2002 3,931,947 15,656,677
2001 3,866,243 15,575,550
2000 3,805,174 15,501,103
1999 3,754,786 15,455,874
1998 3,712,696 15,647,785
1997 3,674,171 16,043,251
1996 3,637,510 16,416,027
1995 3,608,841 16,730,536
1994 3,590,386 17,043,771
1993 3,576,261 17,274,487
1992 3,558,430 17,332,625
1991 3,534,235 17,278,600
1990 3,513,974 17,154,054
1989 3,511,009 16,997,013
1988 3,524,949 16,781,168
1987 3,540,057 16,527,715
1986 3,539,690 16,262,702
1985 3,538,082 16,031,090
1984 3,532,423 15,844,621
1983 3,510,600 15,665,551
1982 3,485,800 15,492,595
1981 3,453,000 15,323,082
1980 3,412,800 15,152,949
1979 3,373,750 14,978,696
1978 3,329,100 14,711,497
1977 3,282,200 14,353,265
1976 3,238,050 13,998,738
1975 3,189,550 13,700,843
1974 3,137,500 13,454,570
1973 3,085,950 13,208,121
1972 3,036,850 12,951,798
1971 2,992,050 12,684,813
1970 2,957,250 12,419,057
1969 2,932,650 12,156,212
1968 2,915,550 11,879,182
1967 2,902,450 11,584,428
1966 2,888,800 11,288,989
1965 2,877,300 10,993,183
1964 2,866,550 10,690,309
1963 2,852,650 10,377,466
1962 2,836,050 10,058,928
1961 2,824,400 9,742,085
1960 2,828,600 9,429,981

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/kazakhstan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 799,490 people (a 16.8% growth), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,848,212 people (a 15.5% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is 122nd in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Ireland's population will grow by 11.4% to 6,195,469 people with a rank change from 122nd to 118th. The population of Kazakhstan will increase by 25.4% to 26,593,675 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

Ireland is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 6.21M people compared to the peak of 33.8M people in 2100 for Kazakhstan.

Population growth rate by year

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ireland Kazakhstan
2100 -0.44% 0.22%
2099 -0.43% 0.23%
2098 -0.42% 0.24%
2097 -0.41% 0.27%
2096 -0.37% 0.3%
2095 -0.36% 0.3%
2094 -0.35% 0.31%
2093 -0.34% 0.29%
2092 -0.33% 0.31%
2091 -0.33% 0.32%
2090 -0.31% 0.33%
2089 -0.29% 0.34%
2088 -0.27% 0.38%
2087 -0.24% 0.38%
2086 -0.25% 0.39%
2085 -0.24% 0.4%
2084 -0.24% 0.42%
2083 -0.22% 0.4%
2082 -0.19% 0.43%
2081 -0.21% 0.44%
2080 -0.26% 0.43%
2079 -0.26% 0.47%
2078 -0.27% 0.47%
2077 -0.28% 0.48%
2076 -0.28% 0.48%
2075 -0.3% 0.49%
2074 -0.29% 0.48%
2073 -0.29% 0.49%
2072 -0.29% 0.5%
2071 -0.29% 0.51%
2070 -0.28% 0.53%
2069 -0.27% 0.51%
2068 -0.26% 0.51%
2067 -0.26% 0.52%
2066 -0.25% 0.55%
2065 -0.24% 0.55%
2064 -0.21% 0.56%
2063 -0.19% 0.57%
2062 -0.2% 0.59%
2061 -0.21% 0.6%
2060 -0.2% 0.62%
2059 -0.15% 0.63%
2058 -0.12% 0.63%
2057 -0.05% 0.7%
2056 -0.07% 0.72%
2055 -0.01% 0.72%
2054 -0.004% 0.77%
2053 0.03% 0.78%
2052 0.04% 0.8%
2051 0.08% 0.81%
2050 0.13% 0.82%
2049 0.18% 0.88%
2048 0.2% 0.91%
2047 0.21% 0.91%
2046 0.26% 0.93%
2045 0.3% 0.94%
2044 0.31% 0.94%
2043 0.34% 0.94%
2042 0.4% 0.94%
2041 0.42% 0.97%
2040 0.41% 0.94%
2039 0.46% 0.95%
2038 0.48% 0.94%
2037 0.48% 0.96%
2036 0.48% 0.97%
2035 0.53% 0.98%
2034 0.56% 0.99%
2033 0.61% 1.03%
2032 0.63% 1%
2031 0.66% 1.03%
2030 0.72% 1.05%
2029 0.78% 1.08%
2028 0.83% 1.09%
2027 0.88% 1.12%
2026 0.96% 1.19%
2025 1.64% 1.22%
2024 1.59% 1.29%
2023 1.89% 1.47%
2022 2% 1.47%
2021 1.41% 1.34%
2020 1.27% 1.42%
2019 1.6% 1.46%
2018 1.46% 1.51%
2017 1.36% 1.57%
2016 1.29% 1.55%
2015 0.95% 1.5%
2014 0.73% 1.48%
2013 0.53% 1.45%
2012 0.42% 1.41%
2011 0.44% 1.36%
2010 0.55% 1.31%
2009 1.02% 1.18%
2008 2.06% 1.04%
2007 2.93% 0.95%
2006 2.73% 0.85%
2005 2.2% 0.74%
2004 1.85% 0.65%
2003 1.64% 0.58%
2002 1.7% 0.52%
2001 1.6% 0.48%
2000 1.34% 0.29%
1999 1.13% -1.23%
1998 1.05% -2.46%
1997 1.01% -2.27%
1996 0.79% -1.88%
1995 0.51% -1.84%
1994 0.39% -1.34%
1993 0.5% -0.34%
1992 0.68% 0.31%
1991 0.58% 0.73%
1990 0.08% 0.92%
1989 -0.4% 1.29%
1988 -0.43% 1.53%
1987 0.01% 1.63%
1986 0.05% 1.44%
1985 0.16% 1.18%
1984 0.62% 1.14%
1983 0.71% 1.12%
1982 0.95% 1.11%
1981 1.18% 1.12%
1980 1.16% 1.16%
1979 1.34% 1.82%
1978 1.43% 2.5%
1977 1.36% 2.53%
1976 1.52% 2.17%
1975 1.66% 1.83%
1974 1.67% 1.87%
1973 1.62% 1.98%
1972 1.5% 2.1%
1971 1.18% 2.14%
1970 0.84% 2.16%
1969 0.59% 2.33%
1968 0.45% 2.54%
1967 0.47% 2.62%
1966 0.4% 2.69%
1965 0.38% 2.83%
1964 0.49% 3.01%
1963 0.59% 3.17%
1962 0.41% 3.25%
1961 -0.15% 3.31%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/kazakhstan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Ireland grew by 1.64%, while Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.22%.

Live population counters

Ireland Kazakhstan
Current population
5562212
21211812
Population rank 122/197 65/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.26%
One net population change
5.95 minutes
2.1 minutes
One birth every
9.74 minutes
1.31 minutes
One death every
15 minutes
3.81 minutes
Daily growth/decline +243 +688
Annual growth/decline +88,577 +251,183
Annual growth/decline rate +1.64% +1.22%
Population growth rate rank 64/197 85/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
59.7 minutes
Annual migration change +35,417 -8,834
Net migration rank 27/196 130/196
Foreign-born residents 1,216,237 2,089,797
Foreign-born residents rank 52/195 36/195
Foreign-born share of population 23.1% 10.1%
Foreign-born share rank 25/195 66/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ireland
Natural

Migration
Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ireland Kazakhstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 35,417 - -8,834
2024 18,885 39,059 264,079 -7,368
2023 19,652 43,873 273,013 -4,822
2022 19,287 93,535 277,019 45,755
2021 26,064 27,419 269,026 -9,804
2020 23,687 15,746 272,458 -8,716
2019 28,365 29,663 278,788 2,594
2018 29,878 33,387 278,917 -6,644
2017 31,379 28,883 268,066 21,248
2016 33,339 18,967 277,878 9,478
2015 35,265 13,376 273,523 -2,011
2014 37,728 448 274,406 -10,170
2013 39,302 -12,309 259,239 -3,925
2012 42,775 -22,411 249,987 -4,512
2011 45,801 -26,529 237,883 -3,160
2010 47,426 -26,974 230,479 -6,840
2009 47,168 -18,524 218,036 -7,758
2008 46,691 18,979 214,169 -37,796
2007 43,109 76,465 188,486 -26,237
2006 36,752 94,513 166,480 -21,728
2005 33,279 63,983 146,619 -20,171
2004 33,376 49,102 132,286 -22,841
2003 32,372 32,220 112,137 -16,027
2002 31,062 34,286 93,564 -8,272
2001 27,837 39,220 84,279 -7,333
2000 23,592 31,298 80,699 -8,754
1999 21,402 23,592 79,536 -61,031
1998 22,277 16,615 85,735 -488,075
1997 21,311 17,425 92,778 -481,380
1996 18,915 9,959 112,384 -469,331
1995 16,601 10,019 140,721 -412,775
1994 17,234 -3,118 165,631 -520,028
1993 17,166 -3,762 185,649 -292,682
1992 20,283 1,335 204,785 -214,015
1991 21,206 4,944 221,581 -104,271
1990 21,787 -8,203 235,113 -103,336
1989 20,012 -28,752 254,394 -72,096
1988 22,912 -44,020 275,278 -25,892
1987 26,904 -38,426 290,227 -32,724
1986 27,963 -21,139 295,818 -23,297
1985 29,013 -16,178 293,834 -103,115
1984 31,791 -15,549 278,485 -96,266
1983 34,053 -15,043 260,471 -84,566
1982 38,344 -14,464 246,983 -76,976
1981 39,364 -10,834 243,652 -74,624
1980 40,612 -2,876 238,977 -67,731
1979 38,798 1,486 237,442 -60,198
1978 36,288 15,543 225,895 131,248
1977 35,448 14,505 224,284 135,047
1976 33,676 14,200 221,992 127,735
1975 34,128 13,828 219,748 26,332
1974 34,199 13,482 217,668 28,807
1973 34,562 13,164 215,940 30,467
1972 34,316 12,858 212,319 53,914
1971 35,606 5,851 202,450 65,291
1970 30,756 -8,892 191,775 72,000
1969 29,326 -10,250 184,118 77,805
1968 27,697 -11,132 186,254 105,890
1967 29,895 -11,708 191,536 105,830
1966 26,866 -11,858 191,506 101,999
1965 30,500 -14,016 194,470 103,626
1964 31,532 -15,640 208,899 98,761
1963 29,667 -16,615 223,105 94,932
1962 28,077 -17,438 228,177 90,842
1961 25,137 -22,237 228,686 85,981
1960 28,286 -38,492 226,027 83,525

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/kazakhstan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 43.6% of the population change in Ireland is from natural causes (a gain of 265,801 people) and 56.4% is from migration (a gain of 343,908 people). In Kazakhstan 98.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,732,767 people) and 1.43% is from migration (a gain of 39,710 people).

As of 2024, 1,216,237 residents or 23.1% of the population were not native-born in Ireland, compared to 2,089,797 people or 10.1% in Kazakhstan.

Biggest cities by population

Ireland
City Population
Dublin 593K
Cork 222K
Galway 83.5K
Limerick 62.7K
Waterford 48.4K
Drogheda 41K
Swords 40.8K
Dundalk 39K
Tralee 26.1K
Kilkenny 22.2K
Kazakhstan
City Population
Almaty 2.23M
Shymkent 1.19M
Nur-Sultan 1.08M
Karaganda 516K
Taraz 418K
Aktobe 388K
Semey 350K
Pavlodar 333K
Oskemen 333K
Atyrau 323K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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