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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	Laos	Ireland	Laos
1960	2,828,600	2,121,514	-	-
1961	2,824,400	2,169,796	-0.15%	2.28%
1962	2,836,050	2,219,910	0.41%	2.31%
1963	2,852,650	2,271,061	0.59%	2.3%
1964	2,866,550	2,322,826	0.49%	2.28%
1965	2,877,300	2,376,200	0.38%	2.3%
1966	2,888,800	2,431,084	0.4%	2.31%
1967	2,902,450	2,487,715	0.47%	2.33%
1968	2,915,550	2,546,377	0.45%	2.36%
1969	2,932,650	2,606,959	0.59%	2.38%
1970	2,957,250	2,669,702	0.84%	2.41%
1971	2,992,050	2,734,628	1.18%	2.43%
1972	3,036,850	2,801,660	1.5%	2.45%
1973	3,085,950	2,870,573	1.62%	2.46%
1974	3,137,500	2,939,761	1.67%	2.41%
1975	3,189,550	3,005,521	1.66%	2.24%
1976	3,238,050	3,064,876	1.52%	1.97%
1977	3,282,200	3,118,923	1.36%	1.76%
1978	3,329,100	3,171,740	1.43%	1.69%
1979	3,373,750	3,228,202	1.34%	1.78%
1980	3,412,800	3,292,573	1.16%	1.99%
1981	3,453,000	3,366,631	1.18%	2.25%
1982	3,485,800	3,450,026	0.95%	2.48%
1983	3,510,600	3,541,001	0.71%	2.64%
1984	3,532,423	3,637,843	0.62%	2.73%
1985	3,538,082	3,739,985	0.16%	2.81%
1986	3,539,690	3,846,715	0.05%	2.85%
1987	3,540,057	3,957,612	0.01%	2.88%
1988	3,524,949	4,072,601	-0.43%	2.91%
1989	3,511,009	4,190,974	-0.4%	2.91%
1990	3,513,974	4,311,955	0.08%	2.89%
1991	3,534,235	4,435,118	0.58%	2.86%
1992	3,558,430	4,559,646	0.68%	2.81%
1993	3,576,261	4,685,060	0.5%	2.75%
1994	3,590,386	4,809,220	0.39%	2.65%
1995	3,608,841	4,929,409	0.51%	2.5%
1996	3,637,510	5,045,678	0.79%	2.36%
1997	3,674,171	5,152,011	1.01%	2.11%
1998	3,712,696	5,248,266	1.05%	1.87%
1999	3,754,786	5,340,784	1.13%	1.76%
2000	3,805,174	5,431,212	1.34%	1.69%
2001	3,866,243	5,521,482	1.6%	1.66%
2002	3,931,947	5,610,889	1.7%	1.62%
2003	3,996,521	5,697,945	1.64%	1.55%
2004	4,070,262	5,781,626	1.85%	1.47%
2005	4,159,914	5,869,523	2.2%	1.52%
2006	4,273,591	5,963,200	2.73%	1.6%
2007	4,398,942	6,056,236	2.93%	1.56%
2008	4,489,544	6,148,969	2.06%	1.53%
2009	4,535,375	6,241,642	1.02%	1.51%
2010	4,560,155	6,334,194	0.55%	1.48%
2011	4,580,084	6,426,590	0.44%	1.46%
2012	4,599,533	6,518,978	0.42%	1.44%
2013	4,623,816	6,611,385	0.53%	1.42%
2014	4,657,740	6,703,172	0.73%	1.39%
2015	4,701,957	6,801,645	0.95%	1.47%
2016	4,762,722	6,908,802	1.29%	1.58%
2017	4,827,445	7,018,147	1.36%	1.58%
2018	4,898,022	7,128,045	1.46%	1.57%
2019	4,976,456	7,237,636	1.6%	1.54%
2020	5,039,747	7,346,533	1.27%	1.5%
2021	5,110,585	7,453,194	1.41%	1.45%
2022	5,212,836	7,559,007	2%	1.42%
2023	5,307,600	7,664,993	1.82%	1.4%
2024	5,380,257	7,769,819	1.37%	1.37%
2025	5,434,538	7,873,043	1.01%	1.33%
2026	5,484,615	7,974,020	0.92%	1.28%
2027	5,531,657	8,072,924	0.86%	1.24%
2028	5,576,425	8,169,794	0.81%	1.2%
2029	5,618,258	8,264,394	0.75%	1.16%
2030	5,656,768	8,357,024	0.69%	1.12%
2031	5,693,185	8,447,769	0.64%	1.09%
2032	5,728,435	8,536,450	0.62%	1.05%
2033	5,761,833	8,622,824	0.58%	1.01%
2034	5,793,145	8,706,826	0.54%	0.97%
2035	5,822,398	8,788,759	0.5%	0.94%
2036	5,850,388	8,868,880	0.48%	0.91%
2037	5,878,309	8,947,241	0.48%	0.88%
2038	5,905,728	9,023,864	0.47%	0.86%
2039	5,931,438	9,097,889	0.44%	0.82%
2040	5,956,212	9,168,998	0.42%	0.78%
2041	5,980,704	9,238,108	0.41%	0.75%
2042	6,002,968	9,305,405	0.37%	0.73%
2043	6,022,662	9,370,049	0.33%	0.69%
2044	6,041,053	9,432,310	0.31%	0.66%
2045	6,057,952	9,492,501	0.28%	0.64%
2046	6,072,174	9,550,341	0.23%	0.61%
2047	6,084,484	9,605,804	0.2%	0.58%
2048	6,096,077	9,659,037	0.19%	0.55%
2049	6,105,740	9,709,614	0.16%	0.52%
2050	6,112,322	9,757,279	0.11%	0.49%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ireland increased by 542,043 people (a 13% growth), while Laos gained 932,122 people (a 15.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ireland gained 772,806 (a 16.4% growth), while Laos' population increased by 1,152,510 (a 16.9% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2005 and is still 121st in 2025. Laos was ranked 103rd in 2005 and still ranked 103rd 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 Laos will increase by 22.7% to 9,757,279 people and rank change from 103rd to 99th.