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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ireland was 5,395,790 in 2024 vs 623,525 people in Montenegro in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ireland's population is 5,518,360 people compared to 612,312 in Montenegro.

Population statistics:

  • Ireland's population is 9.01 times bigger than Montenegro's.
  • Ireland is ranked the 121st most populous country in the world, while Montenegro is the 166th.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.07% for Ireland vs 0.007% for Montenegro.
  • For the last 10 years, Ireland has had an average growth rate of +1.41% per year vs +0.01% in Montenegro.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ireland has increased from 4.27M people to 5.52M (29.1% growth), while Montenegro has declined from 615K to 612K (0.44% decline).

Ireland vs Montenegro: population by year and forecast

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Montenegro
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ireland Montenegro
2100 5,468,791 319,719
2099 5,493,162 323,351
2098 5,516,999 326,940
2097 5,540,157 330,574
2096 5,562,811 334,217
2095 5,583,505 337,856
2094 5,603,538 341,490
2093 5,623,266 345,159
2092 5,642,437 348,826
2091 5,661,268 352,520
2090 5,680,076 356,219
2089 5,697,512 359,924
2088 5,714,108 363,602
2087 5,729,431 367,324
2086 5,743,405 371,059
2085 5,757,666 374,829
2084 5,771,610 378,644
2083 5,785,324 382,455
2082 5,798,037 386,310
2081 5,809,262 390,224
2080 5,821,598 394,179
2079 5,836,731 398,175
2078 5,851,937 402,181
2077 5,867,627 406,200
2076 5,883,876 410,263
2075 5,900,200 414,376
2074 5,917,659 418,534
2073 5,934,975 422,748
2072 5,952,211 426,952
2071 5,969,279 431,230
2070 5,986,770 435,563
2069 6,003,570 439,868
2068 6,019,937 444,186
2067 6,035,810 448,555
2066 6,051,604 452,869
2065 6,066,791 457,298
2064 6,081,606 461,706
2063 6,094,455 466,110
2062 6,106,325 470,496
2061 6,118,587 474,871
2060 6,131,482 479,291
2059 6,143,979 483,635
2058 6,153,447 487,928
2057 6,161,059 492,253
2056 6,164,047 496,682
2055 6,168,611 501,038
2054 6,169,455 505,324
2053 6,169,673 509,555
2052 6,167,591 513,782
2051 6,164,894 517,954
2050 6,159,756 522,097
2049 6,151,623 526,241
2048 6,140,272 530,291
2047 6,128,245 534,410
2046 6,115,454 538,441
2045 6,099,562 542,441
2044 6,081,384 546,404
2043 6,062,477 550,390
2042 6,041,683 554,278
2041 6,017,573 558,200
2040 5,992,311 562,081
2039 5,967,604 565,966
2038 5,940,474 569,835
2037 5,912,327 573,678
2036 5,884,159 577,477
2035 5,855,902 581,230
2034 5,825,178 584,919
2033 5,792,751 588,552
2032 5,757,842 592,122
2031 5,721,671 595,610
2030 5,684,420 599,030
2029 5,644,008 602,416
2028 5,600,083 605,742
2027 5,553,725 608,990
2026 5,505,248 612,312
2025 5,452,752 621,659
2024 5,395,790 623,525
2023 5,311,538 623,529
2022 5,212,836 623,591
2021 5,110,585 625,053
2020 5,039,747 626,590
2019 4,976,456 626,753
2018 4,898,022 626,438
2017 4,827,445 625,982
2016 4,762,722 625,353
2015 4,701,957 624,651
2014 4,657,740 623,744
2013 4,623,816 622,587
2012 4,599,533 621,418
2011 4,580,084 620,345
2010 4,560,155 619,428
2009 4,535,375 618,294
2008 4,489,544 616,969
2007 4,398,942 615,875
2006 4,273,591 615,025
2005 4,159,914 614,261
2004 4,070,262 613,353
2003 3,996,521 612,267
2002 3,931,947 609,828
2001 3,866,243 607,389
2000 3,805,174 604,950
1999 3,754,786 606,001
1998 3,712,696 607,662
1997 3,674,171 609,520
1996 3,637,510 611,003
1995 3,608,841 611,712
1994 3,590,386 611,389
1993 3,576,261 610,170
1992 3,558,430 608,516
1991 3,534,235 607,105
1990 3,513,974 606,372
1989 3,511,009 606,571
1988 3,524,949 607,413
1987 3,540,057 608,144
1986 3,539,690 607,711
1985 3,538,082 605,398
1984 3,532,423 600,884
1983 3,510,600 594,506
1982 3,485,800 587,001
1981 3,453,000 579,445
1980 3,412,800 572,608
1979 3,373,750 566,888
1978 3,329,100 562,065
1977 3,282,200 557,576
1976 3,238,050 552,562
1975 3,189,550 546,487
1974 3,137,500 538,902
1973 3,085,950 530,220
1972 3,036,850 521,785
1971 2,992,050 515,449
1970 2,957,250 512,407
1969 2,932,650 513,340
1968 2,915,550 517,481
1967 2,902,450 522,796
1966 2,888,800 526,419
1965 2,877,300 526,327
1964 2,866,550 521,753
1963 2,852,650 513,409
1962 2,836,050 502,558
1961 2,824,400 491,140
1960 2,828,600 480,579

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/montenegro | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Montenegro gained 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 755,638 people (a 15.9% growth), while Montenegro's population decreased by 13,041 people (a 2.09% decline).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st in 2026. Montenegro was ranked 162nd in 2006 and ranked 166th 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 Montenegro will decrease by 14.7% to 522,097 people and rank change from 166th to 170th.

Ireland is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 6.17M people, while Montenegro's population already peaked in 2019 at 627K people and is projected to decrease to 320K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Montenegro
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ireland Montenegro
2100 -0.44% -1.12%
2099 -0.43% -1.1%
2098 -0.42% -1.1%
2097 -0.41% -1.09%
2096 -0.37% -1.08%
2095 -0.36% -1.06%
2094 -0.35% -1.06%
2093 -0.34% -1.05%
2092 -0.33% -1.05%
2091 -0.33% -1.04%
2090 -0.31% -1.03%
2089 -0.29% -1.01%
2088 -0.27% -1.01%
2087 -0.24% -1.01%
2086 -0.25% -1.01%
2085 -0.24% -1.01%
2084 -0.24% -1%
2083 -0.22% -1%
2082 -0.19% -1%
2081 -0.21% -1%
2080 -0.26% -1%
2079 -0.26% -1%
2078 -0.27% -0.99%
2077 -0.28% -0.99%
2076 -0.28% -0.99%
2075 -0.3% -0.99%
2074 -0.29% -1%
2073 -0.29% -0.98%
2072 -0.29% -0.99%
2071 -0.29% -0.99%
2070 -0.28% -0.98%
2069 -0.27% -0.97%
2068 -0.26% -0.97%
2067 -0.26% -0.95%
2066 -0.25% -0.97%
2065 -0.24% -0.95%
2064 -0.21% -0.94%
2063 -0.19% -0.93%
2062 -0.2% -0.92%
2061 -0.21% -0.92%
2060 -0.2% -0.9%
2059 -0.15% -0.88%
2058 -0.12% -0.88%
2057 -0.05% -0.89%
2056 -0.07% -0.87%
2055 -0.01% -0.85%
2054 -0.004% -0.83%
2053 0.03% -0.82%
2052 0.04% -0.81%
2051 0.08% -0.79%
2050 0.13% -0.79%
2049 0.18% -0.76%
2048 0.2% -0.77%
2047 0.21% -0.75%
2046 0.26% -0.74%
2045 0.3% -0.73%
2044 0.31% -0.72%
2043 0.34% -0.7%
2042 0.4% -0.7%
2041 0.42% -0.69%
2040 0.41% -0.69%
2039 0.46% -0.68%
2038 0.48% -0.67%
2037 0.48% -0.66%
2036 0.48% -0.65%
2035 0.53% -0.63%
2034 0.56% -0.62%
2033 0.61% -0.6%
2032 0.63% -0.59%
2031 0.66% -0.57%
2030 0.72% -0.56%
2029 0.78% -0.55%
2028 0.83% -0.53%
2027 0.88% -0.54%
2026 0.96% -1.5%
2025 1.06% -0.3%
2024 1.59% -0.001%
2023 1.89% -0.01%
2022 2% -0.23%
2021 1.41% -0.25%
2020 1.27% -0.03%
2019 1.6% 0.05%
2018 1.46% 0.07%
2017 1.36% 0.1%
2016 1.29% 0.11%
2015 0.95% 0.15%
2014 0.73% 0.19%
2013 0.53% 0.19%
2012 0.42% 0.17%
2011 0.44% 0.15%
2010 0.55% 0.18%
2009 1.02% 0.21%
2008 2.06% 0.18%
2007 2.93% 0.14%
2006 2.73% 0.12%
2005 2.2% 0.15%
2004 1.85% 0.18%
2003 1.64% 0.4%
2002 1.7% 0.4%
2001 1.6% 0.4%
2000 1.34% -0.17%
1999 1.13% -0.27%
1998 1.05% -0.3%
1997 1.01% -0.24%
1996 0.79% -0.12%
1995 0.51% 0.05%
1994 0.39% 0.2%
1993 0.5% 0.27%
1992 0.68% 0.23%
1991 0.58% 0.12%
1990 0.08% -0.03%
1989 -0.4% -0.14%
1988 -0.43% -0.12%
1987 0.01% 0.07%
1986 0.05% 0.38%
1985 0.16% 0.75%
1984 0.62% 1.07%
1983 0.71% 1.28%
1982 0.95% 1.3%
1981 1.18% 1.19%
1980 1.16% 1.01%
1979 1.34% 0.86%
1978 1.43% 0.81%
1977 1.36% 0.91%
1976 1.52% 1.11%
1975 1.66% 1.41%
1974 1.67% 1.64%
1973 1.62% 1.62%
1972 1.5% 1.23%
1971 1.18% 0.59%
1970 0.84% -0.18%
1969 0.59% -0.8%
1968 0.45% -1.02%
1967 0.47% -0.69%
1966 0.4% 0.02%
1965 0.38% 0.88%
1964 0.49% 1.63%
1963 0.59% 2.16%
1962 0.41% 2.32%
1961 -0.15% 2.2%

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/montenegro | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ireland grew by 1.59%, while Montenegro's population declined by 0.0006%.

Live population counters

Ireland Montenegro
Current population
5518360
612312
Population rank 121/197 166/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.007%
One net population change
6.24 minutes
3.26 months
One birth every
9.61 minutes
1.25 hours
One death every
15 minutes
1.39 hours
Daily growth/decline +231 +0
Annual growth/decline +84,252 -4
Annual growth/decline rate +1.59% -0.0006%
Population growth rate rank 68/197 164/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
56.8 minutes
Annual migration change +35,417 -9,279
Net migration rank 27/196 131/196
Foreign-born residents 1,216,237 92,237
Foreign-born residents rank 52/195 134/195
Foreign-born share of population 23.1% 14.4%
Foreign-born share rank 25/195 45/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ireland
Natural

Migration
Montenegro
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ireland Montenegro
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 35,417 - -9,279
2024 - 39,059 - -1,686
2023 19,652 43,873 686 12,000
2022 19,287 93,535 0 26,332
2021 26,064 27,419 -2,062 -2,344
2020 23,687 15,746 -188 -3,310
2019 28,365 29,663 627 -4,083
2018 29,878 33,387 752 -5,058
2017 31,379 28,883 939 -4,948
2016 33,339 18,967 1,125 -5,274
2015 35,265 13,376 1,062 -4,863
2014 37,728 448 1,560 -4,357
2013 39,302 -12,309 1,557 -2,478
2012 42,775 -22,411 1,554 -1,583
2011 45,801 -26,529 1,365 0
2010 47,426 -26,974 1,797 -2,276
2009 47,168 -18,524 2,783 -3,456
2008 46,691 18,979 2,530 -3,326
2007 43,109 76,465 1,848 -3,056
2006 36,752 94,513 1,599 -2,735
2005 33,279 63,983 1,536 -2,247
2004 33,376 49,102 2,146 -1,997
2003 32,372 32,220 2,632 -3,178
2002 31,062 34,286 2,988 -3,357
2001 27,837 39,220 3,462 -3,511
2000 23,592 31,298 3,751 -3,734
1999 21,402 23,592 3,454 -3,487
1998 22,277 16,615 3,889 -3,326
1997 21,311 17,425 3,597 -3,077
1996 18,915 9,959 4,155 -3,051
1995 16,601 10,019 4,527 -3,082
1994 17,234 -3,118 4,381 -2,889
1993 17,166 -3,762 4,638 -2,835
1992 20,283 1,335 5,015 -2,942
1991 21,206 4,944 5,191 -2,630
1990 21,787 -8,203 5,010 -1,705
1989 20,012 -28,752 5,129 -1,730
1988 22,912 -44,020 5,529 -2,165
1987 26,904 -38,426 5,958 -2,569
1986 27,963 -21,139 6,097 -2,747
1985 29,013 -16,178 6,283 -3,013
1984 31,791 -15,549 6,337 -3,074
1983 34,053 -15,043 6,482 -3,190
1982 38,344 -14,464 6,419 -3,151
1981 39,364 -10,834 6,275 -2,287
1980 40,612 -2,876 6,383 -450
1979 38,798 1,486 6,139 -718
1978 36,288 15,543 6,408 -1,103
1977 35,448 14,505 6,650 -1,364
1976 33,676 14,200 6,845 -1,447
1975 34,128 13,828 6,878 -1,588
1974 34,199 13,482 6,919 -1,669
1973 34,562 13,164 7,096 -1,778
1972 34,316 12,858 7,252 -1,922
1971 35,606 5,851 7,168 -1,856
1970 30,756 -8,892 7,069 -2,013
1969 29,326 -10,250 7,449 -2,456
1968 27,697 -11,132 7,497 -2,404
1967 29,895 -11,708 7,961 -2,519
1966 26,866 -11,858 8,661 -2,751
1965 30,500 -14,016 9,010 -2,743
1964 31,532 -15,640 9,227 -2,734
1963 29,667 -16,615 9,449 -2,800
1962 28,077 -17,438 9,402 -2,606
1961 25,137 -22,237 9,278 -2,254
1960 28,286 -38,492 9,144 -2,467

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/montenegro | 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 Montenegro 52.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,501 people) and 47.6% is from migration (a gain of 4,095 people).

As of 2024, 1,216,237 residents or 23.1% of the population were not native-born in Ireland, compared to 92,237 people or 14.4% in Montenegro.

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
Montenegro
City Population
Podgorica 151K
Ulcinj 19.9K
Cetinje 14K
Plav 13.8K
Bar 13.7K
Budva 13.3K
Berane 11.1K
Mojkovac 3.59K
Kotor 961

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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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