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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	Kiribati	Ireland	Kiribati
1960	2,828,600	47,157	-	-
1961	2,824,400	48,323	-0.15%	2.47%
1962	2,836,050	49,538	0.41%	2.51%
1963	2,852,650	50,791	0.59%	2.53%
1964	2,866,550	52,088	0.49%	2.55%
1965	2,877,300	53,439	0.38%	2.59%
1966	2,888,800	54,425	0.4%	1.85%
1967	2,902,450	54,996	0.47%	1.05%
1968	2,915,550	55,529	0.45%	0.97%
1969	2,932,650	56,360	0.59%	1.5%
1970	2,957,250	57,510	0.84%	2.04%
1971	2,992,050	58,652	1.18%	1.99%
1972	3,036,850	59,778	1.5%	1.92%
1973	3,085,950	60,824	1.62%	1.75%
1974	3,137,500	61,219	1.67%	0.65%
1975	3,189,550	60,987	1.66%	-0.38%
1976	3,238,050	60,661	1.52%	-0.53%
1977	3,282,200	60,267	1.36%	-0.65%
1978	3,329,100	59,864	1.43%	-0.67%
1979	3,373,750	60,172	1.34%	0.51%
1980	3,412,800	61,148	1.16%	1.62%
1981	3,453,000	62,121	1.18%	1.59%
1982	3,485,800	63,134	0.95%	1.63%
1983	3,510,600	64,169	0.71%	1.64%
1984	3,532,423	65,228	0.62%	1.65%
1985	3,538,082	66,496	0.16%	1.94%
1986	3,539,690	68,059	0.05%	2.35%
1987	3,540,057	69,733	0.01%	2.46%
1988	3,524,949	71,427	-0.43%	2.43%
1989	3,511,009	73,147	-0.4%	2.41%
1990	3,513,974	74,855	0.08%	2.34%
1991	3,534,235	76,367	0.58%	2.02%
1992	3,558,430	77,641	0.68%	1.67%
1993	3,576,261	78,841	0.5%	1.55%
1994	3,590,386	80,021	0.39%	1.5%
1995	3,608,841	81,234	0.51%	1.52%
1996	3,637,510	82,623	0.79%	1.71%
1997	3,674,171	84,147	1.01%	1.84%
1998	3,712,696	85,657	1.05%	1.79%
1999	3,754,786	87,126	1.13%	1.71%
2000	3,805,174	88,613	1.34%	1.71%
2001	3,866,243	90,335	1.6%	1.94%
2002	3,931,947	92,264	1.7%	2.14%
2003	3,996,521	94,175	1.64%	2.07%
2004	4,070,262	96,085	1.85%	2.03%
2005	4,159,914	98,035	2.2%	2.03%
2006	4,273,591	100,017	2.73%	2.02%
2007	4,398,942	102,068	2.93%	2.05%
2008	4,489,544	104,222	2.06%	2.11%
2009	4,535,375	106,467	1.02%	2.15%
2010	4,560,155	108,704	0.55%	2.1%
2011	4,580,084	110,647	0.44%	1.79%
2012	4,599,533	112,284	0.42%	1.48%
2013	4,623,816	113,838	0.53%	1.38%
2014	4,657,740	115,326	0.73%	1.31%
2015	4,701,957	116,815	0.95%	1.29%
2016	4,762,722	118,478	1.29%	1.42%
2017	4,827,445	120,275	1.36%	1.52%
2018	4,898,022	122,084	1.46%	1.5%
2019	4,976,456	123,921	1.6%	1.5%
2020	5,039,747	126,099	1.27%	1.76%
2021	5,110,585	128,377	1.41%	1.81%
2022	5,212,836	130,469	2%	1.63%
2023	5,307,600	132,530	1.82%	1.58%
2024	5,380,257	134,518	1.37%	1.5%
2025	5,434,538	136,501	1.01%	1.47%
2026	5,484,615	138,451	0.92%	1.43%
2027	5,531,657	140,405	0.86%	1.41%
2028	5,576,425	142,335	0.81%	1.37%
2029	5,618,258	144,231	0.75%	1.33%
2030	5,656,768	146,130	0.69%	1.32%
2031	5,693,185	148,028	0.64%	1.3%
2032	5,728,435	149,915	0.62%	1.27%
2033	5,761,833	151,768	0.58%	1.24%
2034	5,793,145	153,602	0.54%	1.21%
2035	5,822,398	155,447	0.5%	1.2%
2036	5,850,388	157,316	0.48%	1.2%
2037	5,878,309	159,188	0.48%	1.19%
2038	5,905,728	161,050	0.47%	1.17%
2039	5,931,438	162,895	0.44%	1.15%
2040	5,956,212	164,711	0.42%	1.11%
2041	5,980,704	166,508	0.41%	1.09%
2042	6,002,968	168,325	0.37%	1.09%
2043	6,022,662	170,182	0.33%	1.1%
2044	6,041,053	172,012	0.31%	1.08%
2045	6,057,952	173,818	0.28%	1.05%
2046	6,072,174	175,629	0.23%	1.04%
2047	6,084,484	177,392	0.2%	1%
2048	6,096,077	179,152	0.19%	0.99%
2049	6,105,740	180,915	0.16%	0.98%
2050	6,112,322	182,629	0.11%	0.95%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ireland increased by 542,043 people (a 13% growth), while Kiribati gained 18,780 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ireland gained 772,806 (a 16.4% growth), while Kiribati's population increased by 21,252 (a 18.2% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2005 and is still 121st in 2025. Kiribati was ranked 183rd in 2005 and ranked 180th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Ireland's population will grow by 11.6% to 6,112,322 people with a rank change from 121st to 120th. The population of Kiribati will increase by 32.3% to 182,629 people and rank change from 180th to 178th.