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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	Maldives	Ireland	Maldives
1960	2,828,600	91,189	-	-
1961	2,824,400	93,450	-0.15%	2.48%
1962	2,836,050	95,802	0.41%	2.52%
1963	2,852,650	98,222	0.59%	2.53%
1964	2,866,550	100,662	0.49%	2.48%
1965	2,877,300	104,102	0.38%	3.42%
1966	2,888,800	108,507	0.4%	4.23%
1967	2,902,450	112,528	0.47%	3.71%
1968	2,915,550	116,075	0.45%	3.15%
1969	2,932,650	119,564	0.59%	3.01%
1970	2,957,250	123,219	0.84%	3.06%
1971	2,992,050	127,035	1.18%	3.1%
1972	3,036,850	130,968	1.5%	3.1%
1973	3,085,950	134,952	1.62%	3.04%
1974	3,137,500	138,978	1.67%	2.98%
1975	3,189,550	143,158	1.66%	3.01%
1976	3,238,050	147,525	1.52%	3.05%
1977	3,282,200	151,930	1.36%	2.99%
1978	3,329,100	156,159	1.43%	2.78%
1979	3,373,750	160,360	1.34%	2.69%
1980	3,412,800	164,835	1.16%	2.79%
1981	3,453,000	169,532	1.18%	2.85%
1982	3,485,800	174,333	0.95%	2.83%
1983	3,510,600	179,128	0.71%	2.75%
1984	3,532,423	184,198	0.62%	2.83%
1985	3,538,082	190,169	0.16%	3.24%
1986	3,539,690	196,935	0.05%	3.56%
1987	3,540,057	203,944	0.01%	3.56%
1988	3,524,949	210,885	-0.43%	3.4%
1989	3,511,009	217,738	-0.4%	3.25%
1990	3,513,974	224,762	0.08%	3.23%
1991	3,534,235	231,802	0.58%	3.13%
1992	3,558,430	238,543	0.68%	2.91%
1993	3,576,261	244,884	0.5%	2.66%
1994	3,590,386	250,822	0.39%	2.42%
1995	3,608,841	256,649	0.51%	2.32%
1996	3,637,510	262,347	0.79%	2.22%
1997	3,674,171	267,707	1.01%	2.04%
1998	3,712,696	272,723	1.05%	1.87%
1999	3,754,786	277,412	1.13%	1.72%
2000	3,805,174	282,019	1.34%	1.66%
2001	3,866,243	286,767	1.6%	1.68%
2002	3,931,947	291,616	1.7%	1.69%
2003	3,996,521	296,491	1.64%	1.67%
2004	4,070,262	301,413	1.85%	1.66%
2005	4,159,914	306,429	2.2%	1.66%
2006	4,273,591	313,851	2.73%	2.42%
2007	4,398,942	324,479	2.93%	3.39%
2008	4,489,544	336,170	2.06%	3.6%
2009	4,535,375	348,275	1.02%	3.6%
2010	4,560,155	360,792	0.55%	3.59%
2011	4,580,084	373,674	0.44%	3.57%
2012	4,599,533	386,818	0.42%	3.52%
2013	4,623,816	400,070	0.53%	3.43%
2014	4,657,740	413,617	0.73%	3.39%
2015	4,701,957	428,154	0.95%	3.51%
2016	4,762,722	443,308	1.29%	3.54%
2017	4,827,445	458,287	1.36%	3.38%
2018	4,898,022	473,099	1.46%	3.23%
2019	4,976,456	487,731	1.6%	3.09%
2020	5,039,747	502,118	1.27%	2.95%
2021	5,110,585	516,154	1.41%	2.8%
2022	5,212,836	524,106	2%	1.54%
2023	5,311,538	525,994	1.89%	0.36%
2024	5,395,790	527,799	1.59%	0.34%
2025	5,450,228	529,677	1.01%	0.36%
2026	5,500,449	531,514	0.92%	0.35%
2027	5,547,627	533,433	0.86%	0.36%
2028	5,592,524	535,502	0.81%	0.39%
2029	5,634,478	537,574	0.75%	0.39%
2030	5,673,099	539,667	0.69%	0.39%
2031	5,709,621	541,929	0.64%	0.42%
2032	5,744,973	544,288	0.62%	0.44%
2033	5,778,467	546,723	0.58%	0.45%
2034	5,809,870	549,162	0.54%	0.45%
2035	5,839,208	551,599	0.5%	0.44%
2036	5,867,278	554,092	0.48%	0.45%
2037	5,895,280	556,637	0.48%	0.46%
2038	5,922,778	559,231	0.47%	0.47%
2039	5,948,562	561,958	0.44%	0.49%
2040	5,973,408	564,800	0.42%	0.51%
2041	5,997,971	567,606	0.41%	0.5%
2042	6,020,298	570,381	0.37%	0.49%
2043	6,040,050	573,138	0.33%	0.48%
2044	6,058,494	575,811	0.31%	0.47%
2045	6,075,441	578,459	0.28%	0.46%
2046	6,089,704	581,026	0.23%	0.44%
2047	6,102,050	583,393	0.2%	0.41%
2048	6,113,677	585,720	0.19%	0.4%
2049	6,123,367	587,988	0.16%	0.39%
2050	6,129,969	589,960	0.11%	0.34%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Maldives gained 129,457 people (a 41.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 738,242 (a 15.5% growth), while Maldives' population increased by 88,226 (a 19.9% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st in 2026. Maldives was ranked 171st in 2006 and ranked 168th 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 Maldives will increase by 11% to 589,960 people and rank change from 168th to 166th.