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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	Lesotho	Ireland	Lesotho
1960	2,828,600	736,500	-	-
1961	2,824,400	758,824	-0.15%	3.03%
1962	2,836,050	781,814	0.41%	3.03%
1963	2,852,650	805,373	0.59%	3.01%
1964	2,866,550	829,437	0.49%	2.99%
1965	2,877,300	854,090	0.38%	2.97%
1966	2,888,800	881,870	0.4%	3.25%
1967	2,902,450	913,982	0.47%	3.64%
1968	2,915,550	948,105	0.45%	3.73%
1969	2,932,650	983,202	0.59%	3.7%
1970	2,957,250	1,019,273	0.84%	3.67%
1971	2,992,050	1,056,246	1.18%	3.63%
1972	3,036,850	1,094,063	1.5%	3.58%
1973	3,085,950	1,132,697	1.62%	3.53%
1974	3,137,500	1,172,420	1.67%	3.51%
1975	3,189,550	1,213,643	1.66%	3.52%
1976	3,238,050	1,253,214	1.52%	3.26%
1977	3,282,200	1,289,967	1.36%	2.93%
1978	3,329,100	1,327,240	1.43%	2.89%
1979	3,373,750	1,366,169	1.34%	2.93%
1980	3,412,800	1,406,521	1.16%	2.95%
1981	3,453,000	1,448,069	1.18%	2.95%
1982	3,485,800	1,490,732	0.95%	2.95%
1983	3,510,600	1,534,413	0.71%	2.93%
1984	3,532,423	1,578,986	0.62%	2.9%
1985	3,538,082	1,624,379	0.16%	2.87%
1986	3,539,690	1,666,138	0.05%	2.57%
1987	3,540,057	1,703,390	0.01%	2.24%
1988	3,524,949	1,739,841	-0.43%	2.14%
1989	3,511,009	1,775,436	-0.4%	2.05%
1990	3,513,974	1,809,696	0.08%	1.93%
1991	3,534,235	1,842,379	0.58%	1.81%
1992	3,558,430	1,873,274	0.68%	1.68%
1993	3,576,261	1,901,793	0.5%	1.52%
1994	3,590,386	1,927,707	0.39%	1.36%
1995	3,608,841	1,951,437	0.51%	1.23%
1996	3,637,510	1,972,418	0.79%	1.08%
1997	3,674,171	1,988,130	1.01%	0.8%
1998	3,712,696	1,998,049	1.05%	0.5%
1999	3,754,786	2,003,234	1.13%	0.26%
2000	3,805,174	2,003,913	1.34%	0.03%
2001	3,866,243	2,000,853	1.6%	-0.15%
2002	3,931,947	1,994,679	1.7%	-0.31%
2003	3,996,521	1,985,059	1.64%	-0.48%
2004	4,070,262	1,971,129	1.85%	-0.7%
2005	4,159,914	1,953,076	2.2%	-0.92%
2006	4,273,591	1,945,063	2.73%	-0.41%
2007	4,398,942	1,953,268	2.93%	0.42%
2008	4,489,544	1,966,541	2.06%	0.68%
2009	4,535,375	1,980,883	1.02%	0.73%
2010	4,560,155	1,996,251	0.55%	0.78%
2011	4,580,084	2,014,009	0.44%	0.89%
2012	4,599,533	2,034,354	0.42%	1.01%
2013	4,623,816	2,056,504	0.53%	1.09%
2014	4,657,740	2,080,089	0.73%	1.15%
2015	4,701,957	2,104,611	0.95%	1.18%
2016	4,762,722	2,130,422	1.29%	1.23%
2017	4,827,445	2,157,110	1.36%	1.25%
2018	4,898,022	2,183,603	1.46%	1.23%
2019	4,976,456	2,209,405	1.6%	1.18%
2020	5,039,747	2,235,727	1.27%	1.19%
2021	5,110,585	2,261,542	1.41%	1.15%
2022	5,212,836	2,286,110	2%	1.09%
2023	5,311,538	2,311,472	1.89%	1.11%
2024	5,395,790	2,337,423	1.59%	1.12%
2025	5,450,228	2,363,324	1.01%	1.11%
2026	5,500,449	2,389,334	0.92%	1.1%
2027	5,547,627	2,415,365	0.86%	1.09%
2028	5,592,524	2,441,435	0.81%	1.08%
2029	5,634,478	2,467,677	0.75%	1.07%
2030	5,673,099	2,493,816	0.69%	1.06%
2031	5,709,621	2,520,014	0.64%	1.05%
2032	5,744,973	2,546,489	0.62%	1.05%
2033	5,778,467	2,573,106	0.58%	1.05%
2034	5,809,870	2,599,777	0.54%	1.04%
2035	5,839,208	2,626,560	0.5%	1.03%
2036	5,867,278	2,653,503	0.48%	1.03%
2037	5,895,280	2,680,081	0.48%	1%
2038	5,922,778	2,706,197	0.47%	0.97%
2039	5,948,562	2,732,138	0.44%	0.96%
2040	5,973,408	2,757,868	0.42%	0.94%
2041	5,997,971	2,783,361	0.41%	0.92%
2042	6,020,298	2,808,538	0.37%	0.9%
2043	6,040,050	2,833,257	0.33%	0.88%
2044	6,058,494	2,857,499	0.31%	0.86%
2045	6,075,441	2,881,333	0.28%	0.83%
2046	6,089,704	2,904,780	0.23%	0.81%
2047	6,102,050	2,927,859	0.2%	0.79%
2048	6,113,677	2,950,411	0.19%	0.77%
2049	6,123,367	2,972,156	0.16%	0.74%
2050	6,129,969	2,993,080	0.11%	0.7%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Lesotho gained 185,359 people (a 9.53% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 738,242 (a 15.5% growth), while Lesotho's population increased by 259,196 (a 12.2% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st in 2026. Lesotho was ranked 144th in 2006 and ranked 143rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Ireland's population will grow by 11.4% to 6,129,969 people with a rank change from 121st to 119th. The population of Lesotho will increase by 25.3% to 2,993,080 people and rank change from 143rd to 141st.