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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ireland was 5,395,790 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ireland's population is 5,518,360 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 24.2 times bigger than Ireland's.
  • Ireland is ranked the 121st most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.68% 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 +1.41% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ireland has increased from 4.27M people to 5.52M (29.1% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Ireland vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ireland Mexico
2100 5,468,791 131,182,639
2099 5,493,162 131,943,283
2098 5,516,999 132,700,369
2097 5,540,157 133,455,010
2096 5,562,811 134,204,227
2095 5,583,505 134,949,218
2094 5,603,538 135,687,085
2093 5,623,266 136,415,232
2092 5,642,437 137,127,644
2091 5,661,268 137,833,985
2090 5,680,076 138,527,198
2089 5,697,512 139,208,862
2088 5,714,108 139,874,924
2087 5,729,431 140,530,483
2086 5,743,405 141,174,372
2085 5,757,666 141,805,496
2084 5,771,610 142,415,948
2083 5,785,324 143,009,187
2082 5,798,037 143,579,768
2081 5,809,262 144,138,842
2080 5,821,598 144,677,451
2079 5,836,731 145,195,172
2078 5,851,937 145,691,242
2077 5,867,627 146,165,064
2076 5,883,876 146,616,674
2075 5,900,200 147,046,928
2074 5,917,659 147,455,761
2073 5,934,975 147,841,295
2072 5,952,211 148,201,143
2071 5,969,279 148,534,057
2070 5,986,770 148,848,168
2069 6,003,570 149,134,711
2068 6,019,937 149,395,717
2067 6,035,810 149,630,386
2066 6,051,604 149,842,125
2065 6,066,791 150,029,268
2064 6,081,606 150,187,992
2063 6,094,455 150,319,846
2062 6,106,325 150,424,224
2061 6,118,587 150,502,250
2060 6,131,482 150,555,648
2059 6,143,979 150,577,220
2058 6,153,447 150,569,044
2057 6,161,059 150,535,337
2056 6,164,047 150,475,242
2055 6,168,611 150,384,336
2054 6,169,455 150,263,237
2053 6,169,673 150,110,615
2052 6,167,591 149,923,918
2051 6,164,894 149,705,066
2050 6,159,756 149,450,774
2049 6,151,623 149,166,038
2048 6,140,272 148,836,849
2047 6,128,245 148,478,965
2046 6,115,454 148,081,688
2045 6,099,562 147,647,318
2044 6,081,384 147,173,101
2043 6,062,477 146,667,761
2042 6,041,683 146,123,566
2041 6,017,573 145,543,650
2040 5,992,311 144,931,633
2039 5,967,604 144,286,278
2038 5,940,474 143,601,872
2037 5,912,327 142,883,005
2036 5,884,159 142,138,929
2035 5,855,902 141,359,885
2034 5,825,178 140,554,653
2033 5,792,751 139,713,048
2032 5,757,842 138,843,644
2031 5,721,671 137,947,334
2030 5,684,420 137,023,304
2029 5,644,008 136,071,720
2028 5,600,083 135,090,755
2027 5,553,725 134,081,337
2026 5,505,248 133,042,003
2025 5,452,752 131,970,909
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 755,638 people (a 15.9% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st 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 11.6% to 6,159,756 people with a rank change from 121st to 119th. The population of Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Ireland is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 6.17M 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 1.06% 0.85%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Ireland grew by 1.59%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Ireland Mexico
Current population
5518360
133323134
Population rank 121/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.61%
One net population change
6.24 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
9.61 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
15 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +231 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +84,252 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +1.59% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 68/197 110/197
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 - 39,059 - -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 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 48.2% of the population change in Ireland is from natural causes (a gain of 284,644 people) and 51.8% is from migration (a gain of 305,297 people). In Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 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
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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