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

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The latest officially reported population of Ireland was 5,484,367 in 2025 vs 131,946,900 people in Mexico in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ireland's population is 5,562,212 people compared to 133,551,566 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 24 times bigger than Ireland's.
  • Ireland is ranked the 122nd most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.67% of the world: 0.07% for Ireland vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Ireland has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +0.88% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ireland has increased from 4.27M people to 5.56M (30.2% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 134M (24.5% growth).

Ireland vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ireland Mexico
2100 5,500,499 131,158,772
2099 5,525,011 131,919,278
2098 5,548,986 132,676,226
2097 5,572,279 133,430,730
2096 5,595,064 134,179,811
2095 5,615,877 134,924,667
2094 5,636,027 135,662,399
2093 5,655,870 136,390,414
2092 5,675,151 137,102,695
2091 5,694,092 137,808,909
2090 5,713,009 138,501,995
2089 5,730,546 139,183,536
2088 5,747,238 139,849,476
2087 5,762,650 140,504,916
2086 5,776,705 141,148,688
2085 5,791,049 141,779,696
2084 5,805,074 142,390,038
2083 5,818,867 142,983,168
2082 5,831,653 143,553,646
2081 5,842,944 144,112,618
2080 5,855,351 144,651,130
2079 5,870,572 145,168,756
2078 5,885,866 145,664,735
2077 5,901,647 146,138,472
2076 5,917,991 146,589,999
2075 5,934,408 147,020,176
2074 5,951,970 147,428,934
2073 5,969,385 147,814,398
2072 5,986,721 148,174,180
2071 6,003,888 148,507,034
2070 6,021,481 148,821,087
2069 6,038,378 149,107,578
2068 6,054,840 149,368,537
2067 6,070,805 149,603,163
2066 6,086,691 149,814,864
2065 6,101,966 150,001,973
2064 6,116,867 150,160,667
2063 6,129,790 150,292,498
2062 6,141,729 150,396,857
2061 6,154,062 150,474,868
2060 6,167,032 150,528,257
2059 6,179,602 150,549,825
2058 6,189,124 150,541,650
2057 6,196,781 150,507,950
2056 6,199,786 150,447,865
2055 6,204,376 150,356,976
2054 6,205,225 150,235,899
2053 6,205,444 150,083,305
2052 6,203,350 149,896,641
2051 6,200,637 149,677,830
2050 6,195,469 149,423,583
2049 6,187,289 149,138,900
2048 6,175,872 148,809,771
2047 6,163,776 148,451,951
2046 6,150,911 148,054,747
2045 6,134,927 147,620,456
2044 6,116,643 147,146,325
2043 6,097,627 146,641,077
2042 6,076,713 146,096,981
2041 6,052,462 145,517,171
2040 6,027,054 144,905,265
2039 6,002,204 144,260,027
2038 5,974,917 143,575,746
2037 5,946,606 142,857,009
2036 5,918,275 142,113,069
2035 5,889,854 141,334,167
2034 5,858,952 140,529,082
2033 5,826,337 139,687,630
2032 5,791,225 138,818,384
2031 5,754,845 137,922,237
2030 5,717,377 136,998,375
2029 5,676,731 136,046,964
2028 5,632,552 135,066,178
2027 5,585,925 134,056,943
2026 5,537,167 133,017,798
2025 5,484,367 131,946,900
2024 5,395,790 130,861,007
2023 5,311,538 129,739,759
2022 5,212,836 128,613,117
2021 5,110,585 127,648,148
2020 5,039,747 126,799,054
2019 4,976,456 125,762,982
2018 4,898,022 124,573,711
2017 4,827,445 123,400,057
2016 4,762,722 122,251,351
2015 4,701,957 121,072,306
2014 4,657,740 119,784,261
2013 4,623,816 118,343,573
2012 4,599,533 116,818,208
2011 4,580,084 115,243,504
2010 4,560,155 113,623,895
2009 4,535,375 111,999,721
2008 4,489,544 110,374,288
2007 4,398,942 108,774,360
2006 4,273,591 107,253,666
2005 4,159,914 105,811,504
2004 4,070,262 104,394,131
2003 3,996,521 102,978,515
2002 3,931,947 101,548,624
2001 3,866,243 100,099,099
2000 3,805,174 98,625,552
1999 3,754,786 97,115,707
1998 3,712,696 95,575,245
1997 3,674,171 94,021,207
1996 3,637,510 92,452,702
1995 3,608,841 90,862,455
1994 3,590,386 89,259,205
1993 3,576,261 87,653,807
1992 3,558,430 86,044,809
1991 3,534,235 84,430,572
1990 3,513,974 82,820,170
1989 3,511,009 81,247,182
1988 3,524,949 79,695,531
1987 3,540,057 78,136,651
1986 3,539,690 76,585,637
1985 3,538,082 75,043,414
1984 3,532,423 73,506,846
1983 3,510,600 71,971,240
1982 3,485,800 70,433,260
1981 3,453,000 68,892,108
1980 3,412,800 67,300,334
1979 3,373,750 65,648,865
1978 3,329,100 63,979,046
1977 3,282,200 62,308,493
1976 3,238,050 60,645,512
1975 3,189,550 58,982,400
1974 3,137,500 57,320,149
1973 3,085,950 55,667,284
1972 3,036,850 54,030,168
1971 2,992,050 52,412,558
1970 2,957,250 50,814,953
1969 2,932,650 49,233,194
1968 2,915,550 47,668,303
1967 2,902,450 46,129,608
1966 2,888,800 44,629,106
1965 2,877,300 43,174,477
1964 2,866,550 41,772,049
1963 2,852,650 40,424,065
1962 2,836,050 39,129,200
1961 2,824,400 37,890,118
1960 2,828,600 36,724,615

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 799,490 people (a 16.8% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is 122nd in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Ireland's population will grow by 11.4% to 6,195,469 people with a rank change from 122nd to 118th. The population of Mexico will increase by 11.9% to 149,423,583 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Ireland is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 6.21M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ireland Mexico
2100 -0.44% -0.58%
2099 -0.43% -0.57%
2098 -0.42% -0.57%
2097 -0.41% -0.56%
2096 -0.37% -0.55%
2095 -0.36% -0.54%
2094 -0.35% -0.53%
2093 -0.34% -0.52%
2092 -0.33% -0.51%
2091 -0.33% -0.5%
2090 -0.31% -0.49%
2089 -0.29% -0.48%
2088 -0.27% -0.47%
2087 -0.24% -0.46%
2086 -0.25% -0.45%
2085 -0.24% -0.43%
2084 -0.24% -0.41%
2083 -0.22% -0.4%
2082 -0.19% -0.39%
2081 -0.21% -0.37%
2080 -0.26% -0.36%
2079 -0.26% -0.34%
2078 -0.27% -0.32%
2077 -0.28% -0.31%
2076 -0.28% -0.29%
2075 -0.3% -0.28%
2074 -0.29% -0.26%
2073 -0.29% -0.24%
2072 -0.29% -0.22%
2071 -0.29% -0.21%
2070 -0.28% -0.19%
2069 -0.27% -0.17%
2068 -0.26% -0.16%
2067 -0.26% -0.14%
2066 -0.25% -0.12%
2065 -0.24% -0.11%
2064 -0.21% -0.09%
2063 -0.19% -0.07%
2062 -0.2% -0.05%
2061 -0.21% -0.04%
2060 -0.2% -0.01%
2059 -0.15% 0.005%
2058 -0.12% 0.02%
2057 -0.05% 0.04%
2056 -0.07% 0.06%
2055 -0.01% 0.08%
2054 -0.004% 0.1%
2053 0.03% 0.12%
2052 0.04% 0.15%
2051 0.08% 0.17%
2050 0.13% 0.19%
2049 0.18% 0.22%
2048 0.2% 0.24%
2047 0.21% 0.27%
2046 0.26% 0.29%
2045 0.3% 0.32%
2044 0.31% 0.34%
2043 0.34% 0.37%
2042 0.4% 0.4%
2041 0.42% 0.42%
2040 0.41% 0.45%
2039 0.46% 0.48%
2038 0.48% 0.5%
2037 0.48% 0.52%
2036 0.48% 0.55%
2035 0.53% 0.57%
2034 0.56% 0.6%
2033 0.61% 0.63%
2032 0.63% 0.65%
2031 0.66% 0.67%
2030 0.72% 0.7%
2029 0.78% 0.73%
2028 0.83% 0.75%
2027 0.88% 0.78%
2026 0.96% 0.81%
2025 1.64% 0.83%
2024 1.59% 0.86%
2023 1.89% 0.88%
2022 2% 0.76%
2021 1.41% 0.67%
2020 1.27% 0.82%
2019 1.6% 0.95%
2018 1.46% 0.95%
2017 1.36% 0.94%
2016 1.29% 0.97%
2015 0.95% 1.08%
2014 0.73% 1.22%
2013 0.53% 1.31%
2012 0.42% 1.37%
2011 0.44% 1.43%
2010 0.55% 1.45%
2009 1.02% 1.47%
2008 2.06% 1.47%
2007 2.93% 1.42%
2006 2.73% 1.36%
2005 2.2% 1.36%
2004 1.85% 1.37%
2003 1.64% 1.41%
2002 1.7% 1.45%
2001 1.6% 1.49%
2000 1.34% 1.55%
1999 1.13% 1.61%
1998 1.05% 1.65%
1997 1.01% 1.7%
1996 0.79% 1.75%
1995 0.51% 1.8%
1994 0.39% 1.83%
1993 0.5% 1.87%
1992 0.68% 1.91%
1991 0.58% 1.94%
1990 0.08% 1.94%
1989 -0.4% 1.95%
1988 -0.43% 2%
1987 0.01% 2.03%
1986 0.05% 2.06%
1985 0.16% 2.09%
1984 0.62% 2.13%
1983 0.71% 2.18%
1982 0.95% 2.24%
1981 1.18% 2.37%
1980 1.16% 2.52%
1979 1.34% 2.61%
1978 1.43% 2.68%
1977 1.36% 2.74%
1976 1.52% 2.82%
1975 1.66% 2.9%
1974 1.67% 2.97%
1973 1.62% 3.03%
1972 1.5% 3.09%
1971 1.18% 3.14%
1970 0.84% 3.21%
1969 0.59% 3.28%
1968 0.45% 3.34%
1967 0.47% 3.36%
1966 0.4% 3.37%
1965 0.38% 3.36%
1964 0.49% 3.33%
1963 0.59% 3.31%
1962 0.41% 3.27%
1961 -0.15% 3.17%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/mexico | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Ireland grew by 1.64%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Ireland Mexico
Current population
5562212
133551566
Population rank 122/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.61%
One net population change
5.95 minutes
29.1 seconds
One birth every
9.74 minutes
15.6 seconds
One death every
15 minutes
38.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +243 +2,975
Annual growth/decline +88,577 +1,085,893
Annual growth/decline rate +1.64% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 64/197 109/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change +35,417 -108,037
Net migration rank 27/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 1,216,237 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 52/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 23.1% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 25/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ireland
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ireland Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 35,417 - -108,037
2024 18,885 39,059 1,209,810 -104,581
2023 19,652 43,873 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 19,287 93,535 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 26,064 27,419 936,682 -122,791
2020 23,687 15,746 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 28,365 29,663 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 29,878 33,387 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 31,379 28,883 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 33,339 18,967 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 35,265 13,376 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 37,728 448 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 39,302 -12,309 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 42,775 -22,411 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 45,801 -26,529 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 47,426 -26,974 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 47,168 -18,524 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 46,691 18,979 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 43,109 76,465 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 36,752 94,513 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 33,279 63,983 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 33,376 49,102 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 32,372 32,220 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 31,062 34,286 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 27,837 39,220 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 23,592 31,298 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 21,402 23,592 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 22,277 16,615 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 21,311 17,425 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 18,915 9,959 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 16,601 10,019 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 17,234 -3,118 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 17,166 -3,762 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 20,283 1,335 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 21,206 4,944 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 21,787 -8,203 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 20,012 -28,752 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 22,912 -44,020 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 26,904 -38,426 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 27,963 -21,139 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 29,013 -16,178 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 31,791 -15,549 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 34,053 -15,043 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 38,344 -14,464 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 39,364 -10,834 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 40,612 -2,876 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 38,798 1,486 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 36,288 15,543 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 35,448 14,505 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 33,676 14,200 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 34,128 13,828 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 34,199 13,482 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 34,562 13,164 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 34,316 12,858 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 35,606 5,851 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 30,756 -8,892 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 29,326 -10,250 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 27,697 -11,132 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 29,895 -11,708 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 26,866 -11,858 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 30,500 -14,016 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 31,532 -15,640 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 29,667 -16,615 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 28,077 -17,438 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 25,137 -22,237 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 28,286 -38,492 1,206,955 -85,591

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/mexico | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 43.6% of the population change in Ireland is from natural causes (a gain of 265,801 people) and 56.4% is from migration (a gain of 343,908 people). In Mexico 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,702,326 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,752,309 people).

As of 2024, 1,216,237 residents or 23.1% of the population were not native-born in Ireland, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

Biggest cities by population

Ireland
City Population
Dublin 593K
Cork 222K
Galway 83.5K
Limerick 62.7K
Waterford 48.4K
Drogheda 41K
Swords 40.8K
Dundalk 39K
Tralee 26.1K
Kilkenny 22.2K
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Veracruz 8.06M
San Luis Potosi 2.82M
Tijuana 1.96M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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