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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ireland was 5,395,790 in 2024 vs 20,592,571 people in Kazakhstan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ireland's population is 5,518,360 people compared to 21,161,809 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 3.83 times bigger than Ireland's.
  • Ireland is ranked the 121st 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 +1.41% per year vs +1.46% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ireland has increased from 4.27M people to 5.52M (29.1% growth), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.4% growth).

Ireland vs Kazakhstan: population by year and forecast

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ireland Kazakhstan
2100 5,468,791 33,848,663
2099 5,493,162 33,772,741
2098 5,516,999 33,695,479
2097 5,540,157 33,615,447
2096 5,562,811 33,523,978
2095 5,583,505 33,424,720
2094 5,603,538 33,326,027
2093 5,623,266 33,224,553
2092 5,642,437 33,128,053
2091 5,661,268 33,024,570
2090 5,680,076 32,918,505
2089 5,697,512 32,809,364
2088 5,714,108 32,697,677
2087 5,729,431 32,574,802
2086 5,743,405 32,450,913
2085 5,757,666 32,326,215
2084 5,771,610 32,198,072
2083 5,785,324 32,062,485
2082 5,798,037 31,936,199
2081 5,809,262 31,798,193
2080 5,821,598 31,659,824
2079 5,836,731 31,525,030
2078 5,851,937 31,377,560
2077 5,867,627 31,230,620
2076 5,883,876 31,082,855
2075 5,900,200 30,934,158
2074 5,917,659 30,781,840
2073 5,934,975 30,635,989
2072 5,952,211 30,488,022
2071 5,969,279 30,336,588
2070 5,986,770 30,183,464
2069 6,003,570 30,024,249
2068 6,019,937 29,872,612
2067 6,035,810 29,722,383
2066 6,051,604 29,568,138
2065 6,066,791 29,406,227
2064 6,081,606 29,245,499
2063 6,094,455 29,081,885
2062 6,106,325 28,917,277
2061 6,118,587 28,748,398
2060 6,131,482 28,577,830
2059 6,143,979 28,401,552
2058 6,153,447 28,224,769
2057 6,161,059 28,046,842
2056 6,164,047 27,852,110
2055 6,168,611 27,652,544
2054 6,169,455 27,453,980
2053 6,169,673 27,243,894
2052 6,167,591 27,031,990
2051 6,164,894 26,818,727
2050 6,159,756 26,602,802
2049 6,151,623 26,385,294
2048 6,140,272 26,155,898
2047 6,128,245 25,920,222
2046 6,115,454 25,687,222
2045 6,099,562 25,451,058
2044 6,081,384 25,215,227
2043 6,062,477 24,979,701
2042 6,041,683 24,746,212
2041 6,017,573 24,516,106
2040 5,992,311 24,281,719
2039 5,967,604 24,055,361
2038 5,940,474 23,829,916
2037 5,912,327 23,608,263
2036 5,884,159 23,382,815
2035 5,855,902 23,159,205
2034 5,825,178 22,934,543
2033 5,792,751 22,708,727
2032 5,757,842 22,478,234
2031 5,721,671 22,254,688
2030 5,684,420 22,027,730
2029 5,644,008 21,799,495
2028 5,600,083 21,566,108
2027 5,553,725 21,333,660
2026 5,505,248 21,098,089
2025 5,452,752 20,850,907
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 755,638 people (a 15.9% growth), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st 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 11.6% to 6,159,756 people with a rank change from 121st to 119th. The population of Kazakhstan will increase by 25.7% to 26,602,802 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

Ireland is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 6.17M 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 1.06% 1.25%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Ireland grew by 1.59%, while Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.29%.

Live population counters

Ireland Kazakhstan
Current population
5518360
21161809
Population rank 121/197 65/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.26%
One net population change
6.24 minutes
2 minutes
One birth every
9.61 minutes
1.28 minutes
One death every
15 minutes
3.85 minutes
Daily growth/decline +231 +719
Annual growth/decline +84,252 +262,467
Annual growth/decline rate +1.59% +1.29%
Population growth rate rank 68/197 82/197
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 - 39,059 - -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 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 48.2% of the population change in Ireland is from natural causes (a gain of 284,644 people) and 51.8% is from migration (a gain of 305,297 people). In Kazakhstan 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,743,094 people) and 1.33% is from migration (a gain of 36,908 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 295K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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