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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	Libya	Ireland	Libya
1960	2,828,600	1,492,890	-	-
1961	2,824,400	1,555,699	-0.15%	4.21%
1962	2,836,050	1,621,960	0.41%	4.26%
1963	2,852,650	1,690,457	0.59%	4.22%
1964	2,866,550	1,753,691	0.49%	3.74%
1965	2,877,300	1,804,015	0.38%	2.87%
1966	2,888,800	1,849,063	0.4%	2.5%
1967	2,902,450	1,898,199	0.47%	2.66%
1968	2,915,550	1,952,781	0.45%	2.88%
1969	2,932,650	2,014,293	0.59%	3.15%
1970	2,957,250	2,082,589	0.84%	3.39%
1971	2,992,050	2,153,534	1.18%	3.41%
1972	3,036,850	2,226,091	1.5%	3.37%
1973	3,085,950	2,314,193	1.62%	3.96%
1974	3,137,500	2,432,211	1.67%	5.1%
1975	3,189,550	2,571,556	1.66%	5.73%
1976	3,238,050	2,721,237	1.52%	5.82%
1977	3,282,200	2,881,533	1.36%	5.89%
1978	3,329,100	3,052,526	1.43%	5.93%
1979	3,373,750	3,233,846	1.34%	5.94%
1980	3,412,800	3,424,378	1.16%	5.89%
1981	3,453,000	3,621,486	1.18%	5.76%
1982	3,485,800	3,724,765	0.95%	2.85%
1983	3,510,600	3,718,961	0.71%	-0.16%
1984	3,532,423	3,773,633	0.62%	1.47%
1985	3,538,082	3,898,745	0.16%	3.32%
1986	3,539,690	4,017,403	0.05%	3.04%
1987	3,540,057	4,129,739	0.01%	2.8%
1988	3,524,949	4,237,755	-0.43%	2.62%
1989	3,511,009	4,342,920	-0.4%	2.48%
1990	3,513,974	4,445,239	0.08%	2.36%
1991	3,534,235	4,544,400	0.58%	2.23%
1992	3,558,430	4,640,352	0.68%	2.11%
1993	3,576,261	4,733,045	0.5%	2%
1994	3,590,386	4,822,037	0.39%	1.88%
1995	3,608,841	4,906,843	0.51%	1.76%
1996	3,637,510	4,987,393	0.79%	1.64%
1997	3,674,171	5,064,639	1.01%	1.55%
1998	3,712,696	5,140,704	1.05%	1.5%
1999	3,754,786	5,218,038	1.13%	1.5%
2000	3,805,174	5,305,021	1.34%	1.67%
2001	3,866,243	5,403,639	1.6%	1.86%
2002	3,931,947	5,508,410	1.7%	1.94%
2003	3,996,521	5,619,398	1.64%	2.01%
2004	4,070,262	5,736,693	1.85%	2.09%
2005	4,159,914	5,858,798	2.2%	2.13%
2006	4,273,591	5,980,211	2.73%	2.07%
2007	4,398,942	6,104,380	2.93%	2.08%
2008	4,489,544	6,235,430	2.06%	2.15%
2009	4,535,375	6,366,686	1.02%	2.11%
2010	4,560,155	6,497,839	0.55%	2.06%
2011	4,580,084	6,343,203	0.44%	-2.38%
2012	4,599,533	6,179,328	0.42%	-2.58%
2013	4,623,816	6,304,628	0.53%	2.03%
2014	4,657,740	6,427,252	0.73%	1.94%
2015	4,701,957	6,531,819	0.95%	1.63%
2016	4,762,722	6,632,126	1.29%	1.54%
2017	4,827,445	6,738,770	1.36%	1.61%
2018	4,898,022	6,849,055	1.46%	1.64%
2019	4,976,456	6,951,033	1.6%	1.49%
2020	5,039,747	7,045,399	1.27%	1.36%
2021	5,110,585	7,135,175	1.41%	1.27%
2022	5,212,836	7,223,805	2%	1.24%
2023	5,307,600	7,305,659	1.82%	1.13%
2024	5,380,257	7,381,023	1.37%	1.03%
2025	5,434,538	7,458,547	1.01%	1.05%
2026	5,484,615	7,539,842	0.92%	1.09%
2027	5,531,657	7,627,487	0.86%	1.16%
2028	5,576,425	7,716,839	0.81%	1.17%
2029	5,618,258	7,802,209	0.75%	1.11%
2030	5,656,768	7,885,801	0.69%	1.07%
2031	5,693,185	7,969,103	0.64%	1.06%
2032	5,728,435	8,048,491	0.62%	1%
2033	5,761,833	8,126,634	0.58%	0.97%
2034	5,793,145	8,206,611	0.54%	0.98%
2035	5,822,398	8,283,950	0.5%	0.94%
2036	5,850,388	8,357,480	0.48%	0.89%
2037	5,878,309	8,431,722	0.48%	0.89%
2038	5,905,728	8,506,595	0.47%	0.89%
2039	5,931,438	8,579,849	0.44%	0.86%
2040	5,956,212	8,651,409	0.42%	0.83%
2041	5,980,704	8,719,609	0.41%	0.79%
2042	6,002,968	8,786,619	0.37%	0.77%
2043	6,022,662	8,854,384	0.33%	0.77%
2044	6,041,053	8,920,015	0.31%	0.74%
2045	6,057,952	8,983,943	0.28%	0.72%
2046	6,072,174	9,043,667	0.23%	0.66%
2047	6,084,484	9,098,399	0.2%	0.61%
2048	6,096,077	9,154,058	0.19%	0.61%
2049	6,105,740	9,208,602	0.16%	0.6%
2050	6,112,322	9,260,603	0.11%	0.56%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ireland increased by 542,043 people (a 13% growth), while Libya gained 673,021 people (a 11.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ireland gained 772,806 (a 16.4% growth), while Libya's population increased by 992,030 (a 15.2% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2005 and is still 121st in 2025. Libya was ranked 104th in 2005 and ranked 105th 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 Libya will increase by 23.1% to 9,260,603 people and will still be ranked 105th.