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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	Malaysia	Ireland	Malaysia
1960	2,828,600	7,956,197	-	-
1961	2,824,400	8,164,443	-0.15%	2.62%
1962	2,836,050	8,380,172	0.41%	2.64%
1963	2,852,650	8,602,160	0.59%	2.65%
1964	2,866,550	8,828,406	0.49%	2.63%
1965	2,877,300	9,056,408	0.38%	2.58%
1966	2,888,800	9,284,688	0.4%	2.52%
1967	2,902,450	9,507,099	0.47%	2.4%
1968	2,915,550	9,725,281	0.45%	2.29%
1969	2,932,650	9,947,597	0.59%	2.29%
1970	2,957,250	10,178,802	0.84%	2.32%
1971	2,992,050	10,423,453	1.18%	2.4%
1972	3,036,850	10,676,835	1.5%	2.43%
1973	3,085,950	10,935,621	1.62%	2.42%
1974	3,137,500	11,200,906	1.67%	2.43%
1975	3,189,550	11,471,914	1.66%	2.42%
1976	3,238,050	11,750,097	1.52%	2.42%
1977	3,282,200	12,035,713	1.36%	2.43%
1978	3,329,100	12,328,157	1.43%	2.43%
1979	3,373,750	12,627,862	1.34%	2.43%
1980	3,412,800	12,983,363	1.16%	2.82%
1981	3,453,000	13,399,203	1.18%	3.2%
1982	3,485,800	13,832,798	0.95%	3.24%
1983	3,510,600	14,285,907	0.71%	3.28%
1984	3,532,423	14,759,009	0.62%	3.31%
1985	3,538,082	15,252,258	0.16%	3.34%
1986	3,539,690	15,760,419	0.05%	3.33%
1987	3,540,057	16,276,737	0.01%	3.28%
1988	3,524,949	16,796,605	-0.43%	3.19%
1989	3,511,009	17,314,997	-0.4%	3.09%
1990	3,513,974	17,833,171	0.08%	2.99%
1991	3,534,235	18,342,464	0.58%	2.86%
1992	3,558,430	18,834,572	0.68%	2.68%
1993	3,576,261	19,322,664	0.5%	2.59%
1994	3,590,386	19,820,446	0.39%	2.58%
1995	3,608,841	20,330,599	0.51%	2.57%
1996	3,637,510	20,850,087	0.79%	2.56%
1997	3,674,171	21,375,218	1.01%	2.52%
1998	3,712,696	21,906,713	1.05%	2.49%
1999	3,754,786	22,435,531	1.13%	2.41%
2000	3,805,174	22,967,816	1.34%	2.37%
2001	3,866,243	23,526,538	1.6%	2.43%
2002	3,931,947	24,102,477	1.7%	2.45%
2003	3,996,521	24,679,602	1.64%	2.39%
2004	4,070,262	25,256,772	1.85%	2.34%
2005	4,159,914	25,836,071	2.2%	2.29%
2006	4,273,591	26,417,909	2.73%	2.25%
2007	4,398,942	26,998,389	2.93%	2.2%
2008	4,489,544	27,570,059	2.06%	2.12%
2009	4,535,375	28,124,778	1.02%	2.01%
2010	4,560,155	28,655,776	0.55%	1.89%
2011	4,580,084	29,162,039	0.44%	1.77%
2012	4,599,533	29,662,831	0.42%	1.72%
2013	4,623,816	30,174,265	0.53%	1.72%
2014	4,657,740	30,696,137	0.73%	1.73%
2015	4,701,957	31,232,798	0.95%	1.75%
2016	4,762,722	31,789,685	1.29%	1.78%
2017	4,827,445	32,355,644	1.36%	1.78%
2018	4,898,022	32,910,967	1.46%	1.72%
2019	4,976,456	33,440,596	1.6%	1.61%
2020	5,039,747	33,889,558	1.27%	1.34%
2021	5,110,585	34,282,399	1.41%	1.16%
2022	5,212,836	34,695,493	2%	1.2%
2023	5,307,600	35,126,298	1.82%	1.24%
2024	5,380,257	35,557,673	1.37%	1.23%
2025	5,434,538	35,977,838	1.01%	1.18%
2026	5,484,615	36,385,119	0.92%	1.13%
2027	5,531,657	36,785,089	0.86%	1.1%
2028	5,576,425	37,182,773	0.81%	1.08%
2029	5,618,258	37,574,292	0.75%	1.05%
2030	5,656,768	37,961,722	0.69%	1.03%
2031	5,693,185	38,347,786	0.64%	1.02%
2032	5,728,435	38,728,383	0.62%	0.99%
2033	5,761,833	39,097,871	0.58%	0.95%
2034	5,793,145	39,457,849	0.54%	0.92%
2035	5,822,398	39,814,834	0.5%	0.9%
2036	5,850,388	40,166,904	0.48%	0.88%
2037	5,878,309	40,512,289	0.48%	0.86%
2038	5,905,728	40,853,318	0.47%	0.84%
2039	5,931,438	41,185,892	0.44%	0.81%
2040	5,956,212	41,509,646	0.42%	0.79%
2041	5,980,704	41,828,594	0.41%	0.77%
2042	6,002,968	42,144,474	0.37%	0.76%
2043	6,022,662	42,455,952	0.33%	0.74%
2044	6,041,053	42,754,140	0.31%	0.7%
2045	6,057,952	43,038,205	0.28%	0.66%
2046	6,072,174	43,313,754	0.23%	0.64%
2047	6,084,484	43,580,459	0.2%	0.62%
2048	6,096,077	43,831,577	0.19%	0.58%
2049	6,105,740	44,065,538	0.16%	0.53%
2050	6,112,322	44,289,765	0.11%	0.51%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ireland increased by 542,043 people (a 13% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,396,727 people (a 20.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ireland gained 772,806 (a 16.4% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 5,072,200 (a 16.2% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2005 and is still 121st in 2025. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2005 and ranked 45th 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 Malaysia will increase by 22% to 44,289,765 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.