The latest officially reported population of Ireland was 5,380,257 in 2024 vs 7,224,614 people in Kyrgyzstan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ireland's population is 5,474,763 people compared to 7,419,369 in Kyrgyzstan.
Population statistics:
- Kyrgyzstan's population is 1.36 times bigger than Ireland's.
- Ireland is ranked the 121st most populous country in the world, while Kyrgyzstan is the 106th.
- The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.07% for Ireland vs 0.09% for Kyrgyzstan.
- For the last 10 years, Ireland has had an average growth rate of +1.39% per year vs +2.05% in Kyrgyzstan.
- Since 2005, the population of Ireland has increased from 4.16M people to 5.47M (31.6% growth), while Kyrgyzstan has grown from 5.16M to 7.42M (43.7% growth).
- Ireland is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 6.12M people compared to the peak of 11.8M people in 2100 for Kyrgyzstan.
Ireland vs Kyrgyzstan: live population counter
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| Current population |
5474763
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7419369
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| Population rank | 121/197 | 106/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.09% |
| One net population change |
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4.21 minutes
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| One birth every |
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3.59 minutes
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| One death every |
15 minutes
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16.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | +39,059 | +3,645 |
| Daily growth/decline | +199 | +342 |
| Annual growth/decline | +72,657 | +124,864 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.37% | +1.76% |
| Population growth rate rank | 78/197 | 65/197 |
Ireland and Kyrgyzstan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,828,600 | 2,172,300 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,824,400 | 2,255,900 | -0.15% | 3.85% |
| 1962 | 2,836,050 | 2,333,400 | 0.41% | 3.44% |
| 1963 | 2,852,650 | 2,413,700 | 0.59% | 3.44% |
| 1964 | 2,866,550 | 2,495,300 | 0.49% | 3.38% |
| 1965 | 2,877,300 | 2,573,300 | 0.38% | 3.13% |
| 1966 | 2,888,800 | 2,655,300 | 0.4% | 3.19% |
| 1967 | 2,902,450 | 2,736,500 | 0.47% | 3.06% |
| 1968 | 2,915,550 | 2,818,300 | 0.45% | 2.99% |
| 1969 | 2,932,650 | 2,894,800 | 0.59% | 2.71% |
| 1970 | 2,957,250 | 2,959,900 | 0.84% | 2.25% |
| 1971 | 2,992,050 | 3,022,300 | 1.18% | 2.11% |
| 1972 | 3,036,850 | 3,088,200 | 1.5% | 2.18% |
| 1973 | 3,085,950 | 3,153,800 | 1.62% | 2.12% |
| 1974 | 3,137,500 | 3,223,900 | 1.67% | 2.22% |
| 1975 | 3,189,550 | 3,292,400 | 1.66% | 2.12% |
| 1976 | 3,238,050 | 3,358,700 | 1.52% | 2.01% |
| 1977 | 3,282,200 | 3,423,900 | 1.36% | 1.94% |
| 1978 | 3,329,100 | 3,487,100 | 1.43% | 1.85% |
| 1979 | 3,373,750 | 3,552,000 | 1.34% | 1.86% |
| 1980 | 3,412,800 | 3,617,400 | 1.16% | 1.84% |
| 1981 | 3,453,000 | 3,685,800 | 1.18% | 1.89% |
| 1982 | 3,485,800 | 3,759,300 | 0.95% | 1.99% |
| 1983 | 3,510,600 | 3,838,300 | 0.71% | 2.1% |
| 1984 | 3,532,423 | 3,916,400 | 0.62% | 2.03% |
| 1985 | 3,538,082 | 3,990,300 | 0.16% | 1.89% |
| 1986 | 3,539,690 | 4,066,500 | 0.05% | 1.91% |
| 1987 | 3,540,057 | 4,144,600 | 0.01% | 1.92% |
| 1988 | 3,524,949 | 4,218,400 | -0.43% | 1.78% |
| 1989 | 3,511,009 | 4,307,500 | -0.4% | 2.11% |
| 1990 | 3,513,974 | 4,391,236 | 0.08% | 1.94% |
| 1991 | 3,534,235 | 4,463,634 | 0.58% | 1.65% |
| 1992 | 3,558,430 | 4,515,400 | 0.68% | 1.16% |
| 1993 | 3,576,261 | 4,516,777 | 0.5% | 0.03% |
| 1994 | 3,590,386 | 4,515,069 | 0.39% | -0.04% |
| 1995 | 3,608,841 | 4,560,454 | 0.51% | 1.01% |
| 1996 | 3,637,510 | 4,628,438 | 0.79% | 1.49% |
| 1997 | 3,674,171 | 4,696,421 | 1.01% | 1.47% |
| 1998 | 3,712,696 | 4,769,015 | 1.05% | 1.55% |
| 1999 | 3,754,786 | 4,840,422 | 1.13% | 1.5% |
| 2000 | 3,805,174 | 4,898,362 | 1.34% | 1.2% |
| 2001 | 3,866,243 | 4,945,073 | 1.6% | 0.95% |
| 2002 | 3,931,947 | 4,990,704 | 1.7% | 0.92% |
| 2003 | 3,996,521 | 5,043,308 | 1.64% | 1.05% |
| 2004 | 4,070,262 | 5,104,713 | 1.85% | 1.22% |
| 2005 | 4,159,914 | 5,162,640 | 2.2% | 1.13% |
| 2006 | 4,273,591 | 5,218,373 | 2.73% | 1.08% |
| 2007 | 4,398,942 | 5,268,385 | 2.93% | 0.96% |
| 2008 | 4,489,544 | 5,318,729 | 2.06% | 0.96% |
| 2009 | 4,535,375 | 5,389,643 | 1.02% | 1.33% |
| 2010 | 4,560,155 | 5,467,059 | 0.55% | 1.44% |
| 2011 | 4,580,084 | 5,546,587 | 0.44% | 1.45% |
| 2012 | 4,599,533 | 5,652,076 | 0.42% | 1.9% |
| 2013 | 4,623,816 | 5,777,150 | 0.53% | 2.21% |
| 2014 | 4,657,740 | 5,905,848 | 0.73% | 2.23% |
| 2015 | 4,701,957 | 6,040,036 | 0.95% | 2.27% |
| 2016 | 4,762,722 | 6,175,338 | 1.29% | 2.24% |
| 2017 | 4,827,445 | 6,306,696 | 1.36% | 2.13% |
| 2018 | 4,898,022 | 6,444,079 | 1.46% | 2.18% |
| 2019 | 4,976,456 | 6,590,211 | 1.6% | 2.27% |
| 2020 | 5,039,747 | 6,726,596 | 1.27% | 2.07% |
| 2021 | 5,110,585 | 6,851,224 | 1.41% | 1.85% |
| 2022 | 5,212,836 | 6,975,220 | 2% | 1.81% |
| 2023 | 5,307,600 | 7,099,750 | 1.82% | 1.79% |
| 2024 | 5,380,257 | 7,224,614 | 1.37% | 1.76% |
| 2025 | 5,434,538 | 7,334,223 | 1.01% | 1.52% |
| 2026 | 5,484,615 | 7,440,222 | 0.92% | 1.45% |
| 2027 | 5,531,657 | 7,543,995 | 0.86% | 1.39% |
| 2028 | 5,576,425 | 7,645,839 | 0.81% | 1.35% |
| 2029 | 5,618,258 | 7,745,986 | 0.75% | 1.31% |
| 2030 | 5,656,768 | 7,845,540 | 0.69% | 1.29% |
| 2031 | 5,693,185 | 7,944,084 | 0.64% | 1.26% |
| 2032 | 5,728,435 | 8,040,993 | 0.62% | 1.22% |
| 2033 | 5,761,833 | 8,136,719 | 0.58% | 1.19% |
| 2034 | 5,793,145 | 8,232,011 | 0.54% | 1.17% |
| 2035 | 5,822,398 | 8,326,908 | 0.5% | 1.15% |
| 2036 | 5,850,388 | 8,421,691 | 0.48% | 1.14% |
| 2037 | 5,878,309 | 8,516,263 | 0.48% | 1.12% |
| 2038 | 5,905,728 | 8,611,560 | 0.47% | 1.12% |
| 2039 | 5,931,438 | 8,708,006 | 0.44% | 1.12% |
| 2040 | 5,956,212 | 8,804,747 | 0.42% | 1.11% |
| 2041 | 5,980,704 | 8,901,001 | 0.41% | 1.09% |
| 2042 | 6,002,968 | 8,995,794 | 0.37% | 1.06% |
| 2043 | 6,022,662 | 9,089,322 | 0.33% | 1.04% |
| 2044 | 6,041,053 | 9,181,434 | 0.31% | 1.01% |
| 2045 | 6,057,952 | 9,271,647 | 0.28% | 0.98% |
| 2046 | 6,072,174 | 9,359,344 | 0.23% | 0.95% |
| 2047 | 6,084,484 | 9,444,940 | 0.2% | 0.91% |
| 2048 | 6,096,077 | 9,529,839 | 0.19% | 0.9% |
| 2049 | 6,105,740 | 9,613,240 | 0.16% | 0.88% |
| 2050 | 6,112,322 | 9,694,747 | 0.11% | 0.85% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ireland increased by 542,043 people (a 13% growth), while Kyrgyzstan gained 877,396 people (a 17% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ireland gained 772,806 (a 16.4% growth), while Kyrgyzstan's population increased by 1,379,333 (a 22.8% growth).
Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2005 and is still 121st in 2025. Kyrgyzstan was ranked 112th in 2005 and ranked 106th 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 Kyrgyzstan will increase by 30.7% to 9,694,747 people and rank change from 106th to 100th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Bishkek | 1.19M |
| Osh | 375K |
| Jalal-Abad | 89K |
| Tokmok | 53.2K |
| Naryn | 34.8K |
| Talas | 32.9K |
| Kant | 23.2K |
| Toktogul | 16.4K |
| Cholpon-Ata | 11.5K |
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Population differences between Ireland and Kyrgyzstan
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| Life expectancy | 82.7 years | 72 years |
| Average age | 39.4 years | 29.1 years |
| Median age | 39.7 years | 26.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.5:50.5 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 births per woman | 2.7 births per woman |
| Population density | 202.3 ppl/mi² | 97.6 ppl/mi² |
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