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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ireland was 5,395,790 in 2024 vs 38,081,173 people in Morocco in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ireland's population is 5,518,360 people compared to 38,871,720 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 7.04 times bigger than Ireland's.
  • Ireland is ranked the 121st most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 0.54% of the world: 0.07% for Ireland vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Ireland has had an average growth rate of +1.41% per year vs +1.09% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ireland has increased from 4.27M people to 5.52M (29.1% growth), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.3% growth).

Ireland vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ireland Morocco
2100 5,468,791 38,181,184
2099 5,493,162 38,411,679
2098 5,516,999 38,639,306
2097 5,540,157 38,863,211
2096 5,562,811 39,084,772
2095 5,583,505 39,302,453
2094 5,603,538 39,515,556
2093 5,623,266 39,726,709
2092 5,642,437 39,934,218
2091 5,661,268 40,138,565
2090 5,680,076 40,337,690
2089 5,697,512 40,532,151
2088 5,714,108 40,718,654
2087 5,729,431 40,902,624
2086 5,743,405 41,085,174
2085 5,757,666 41,264,970
2084 5,771,610 41,438,801
2083 5,785,324 41,604,865
2082 5,798,037 41,768,393
2081 5,809,262 41,927,610
2080 5,821,598 42,082,087
2079 5,836,731 42,233,228
2078 5,851,937 42,377,404
2077 5,867,627 42,515,702
2076 5,883,876 42,648,054
2075 5,900,200 42,775,325
2074 5,917,659 42,898,811
2073 5,934,975 43,017,234
2072 5,952,211 43,128,932
2071 5,969,279 43,232,517
2070 5,986,770 43,332,679
2069 6,003,570 43,423,419
2068 6,019,937 43,507,485
2067 6,035,810 43,586,077
2066 6,051,604 43,654,657
2065 6,066,791 43,723,648
2064 6,081,606 43,781,054
2063 6,094,455 43,828,593
2062 6,106,325 43,871,197
2061 6,118,587 43,902,710
2060 6,131,482 43,927,001
2059 6,143,979 43,942,510
2058 6,153,447 43,944,996
2057 6,161,059 43,939,695
2056 6,164,047 43,927,624
2055 6,168,611 43,902,661
2054 6,169,455 43,866,486
2053 6,169,673 43,819,100
2052 6,167,591 43,759,239
2051 6,164,894 43,688,144
2050 6,159,756 43,605,074
2049 6,151,623 43,517,919
2048 6,140,272 43,417,554
2047 6,128,245 43,308,462
2046 6,115,454 43,192,511
2045 6,099,562 43,065,569
2044 6,081,384 42,925,634
2043 6,062,477 42,780,215
2042 6,041,683 42,623,872
2041 6,017,573 42,456,113
2040 5,992,311 42,280,578
2039 5,967,604 42,098,906
2038 5,940,474 41,902,451
2037 5,912,327 41,700,541
2036 5,884,159 41,488,891
2035 5,855,902 41,266,216
2034 5,825,178 41,037,058
2033 5,792,751 40,795,454
2032 5,757,842 40,544,755
2031 5,721,671 40,280,535
2030 5,684,420 40,005,642
2029 5,644,008 39,720,087
2028 5,600,083 39,422,016
2027 5,553,725 39,109,148
2026 5,505,248 38,783,685
2025 5,452,752 38,442,658
2024 5,395,790 38,081,173
2023 5,311,538 37,712,505
2022 5,212,836 37,329,064
2021 5,110,585 36,954,442
2020 5,039,747 36,584,208
2019 4,976,456 36,210,898
2018 4,898,022 35,839,760
2017 4,827,445 35,446,392
2016 4,762,722 35,023,457
2015 4,701,957 34,607,588
2014 4,657,740 34,204,780
2013 4,623,816 33,787,571
2012 4,599,533 33,355,241
2011 4,580,084 32,912,588
2010 4,560,155 32,467,016
2009 4,535,375 32,030,778
2008 4,489,544 31,606,767
2007 4,398,942 31,186,468
2006 4,273,591 30,771,178
2005 4,159,914 30,358,144
2004 4,070,262 29,953,018
2003 3,996,521 29,571,415
2002 3,931,947 29,198,142
2001 3,866,243 28,814,643
2000 3,805,174 28,423,435
1999 3,754,786 28,027,179
1998 3,712,696 27,621,648
1997 3,674,171 27,213,337
1996 3,637,510 26,808,107
1995 3,608,841 26,399,429
1994 3,590,386 26,000,822
1993 3,576,261 25,614,586
1992 3,558,430 25,212,468
1991 3,534,235 24,799,014
1990 3,513,974 24,375,551
1989 3,511,009 23,939,414
1988 3,524,949 23,500,524
1987 3,540,057 23,054,392
1986 3,539,690 22,600,803
1985 3,538,082 22,113,953
1984 3,532,423 21,593,778
1983 3,510,600 21,060,696
1982 3,485,800 20,520,318
1981 3,453,000 19,985,401
1980 3,412,800 19,459,943
1979 3,373,750 18,955,589
1978 3,329,100 18,477,385
1977 3,282,200 18,014,756
1976 3,238,050 17,574,182
1975 3,189,550 17,150,786
1974 3,137,500 16,733,842
1973 3,085,950 16,326,269
1972 3,036,850 15,924,692
1971 2,992,050 15,527,225
1970 2,957,250 15,129,449
1969 2,932,650 14,734,255
1968 2,915,550 14,347,899
1967 2,902,450 13,968,175
1966 2,888,800 13,597,065
1965 2,877,300 13,239,171
1964 2,866,550 12,898,886
1963 2,852,650 12,577,502
1962 2,836,050 12,253,092
1961 2,824,400 11,931,085
1960 2,828,600 11,624,933

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/morocco | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 755,638 people (a 15.9% growth), while Morocco's population increased by 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st 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 Morocco will increase by 12.2% to 43,605,074 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Ireland is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 6.17M people compared to the peak of 43.9M people in 2058 for Morocco.

Population growth rate by year

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ireland Morocco
2100 -0.44% -0.6%
2099 -0.43% -0.59%
2098 -0.42% -0.58%
2097 -0.41% -0.57%
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% -0.49%
2090 -0.31% -0.48%
2089 -0.29% -0.46%
2088 -0.27% -0.45%
2087 -0.24% -0.44%
2086 -0.25% -0.44%
2085 -0.24% -0.42%
2084 -0.24% -0.4%
2083 -0.22% -0.39%
2082 -0.19% -0.38%
2081 -0.21% -0.37%
2080 -0.26% -0.36%
2079 -0.26% -0.34%
2078 -0.27% -0.33%
2077 -0.28% -0.31%
2076 -0.28% -0.3%
2075 -0.3% -0.29%
2074 -0.29% -0.28%
2073 -0.29% -0.26%
2072 -0.29% -0.24%
2071 -0.29% -0.23%
2070 -0.28% -0.21%
2069 -0.27% -0.19%
2068 -0.26% -0.18%
2067 -0.26% -0.16%
2066 -0.25% -0.16%
2065 -0.24% -0.13%
2064 -0.21% -0.11%
2063 -0.19% -0.1%
2062 -0.2% -0.07%
2061 -0.21% -0.06%
2060 -0.2% -0.04%
2059 -0.15% -0.006%
2058 -0.12% 0.01%
2057 -0.05% 0.03%
2056 -0.07% 0.06%
2055 -0.01% 0.08%
2054 -0.004% 0.11%
2053 0.03% 0.14%
2052 0.04% 0.16%
2051 0.08% 0.19%
2050 0.13% 0.2%
2049 0.18% 0.23%
2048 0.2% 0.25%
2047 0.21% 0.27%
2046 0.26% 0.29%
2045 0.3% 0.33%
2044 0.31% 0.34%
2043 0.34% 0.37%
2042 0.4% 0.4%
2041 0.42% 0.42%
2040 0.41% 0.43%
2039 0.46% 0.47%
2038 0.48% 0.48%
2037 0.48% 0.51%
2036 0.48% 0.54%
2035 0.53% 0.56%
2034 0.56% 0.59%
2033 0.61% 0.62%
2032 0.63% 0.66%
2031 0.66% 0.69%
2030 0.72% 0.72%
2029 0.78% 0.76%
2028 0.83% 0.8%
2027 0.88% 0.84%
2026 0.96% 0.89%
2025 1.06% 0.95%
2024 1.59% 0.98%
2023 1.89% 1.03%
2022 2% 1.01%
2021 1.41% 1.01%
2020 1.27% 1.03%
2019 1.6% 1.04%
2018 1.46% 1.11%
2017 1.36% 1.21%
2016 1.29% 1.2%
2015 0.95% 1.18%
2014 0.73% 1.23%
2013 0.53% 1.3%
2012 0.42% 1.34%
2011 0.44% 1.37%
2010 0.55% 1.36%
2009 1.02% 1.34%
2008 2.06% 1.35%
2007 2.93% 1.35%
2006 2.73% 1.36%
2005 2.2% 1.35%
2004 1.85% 1.29%
2003 1.64% 1.28%
2002 1.7% 1.33%
2001 1.6% 1.38%
2000 1.34% 1.41%
1999 1.13% 1.47%
1998 1.05% 1.5%
1997 1.01% 1.51%
1996 0.79% 1.55%
1995 0.51% 1.53%
1994 0.39% 1.51%
1993 0.5% 1.59%
1992 0.68% 1.67%
1991 0.58% 1.74%
1990 0.08% 1.82%
1989 -0.4% 1.87%
1988 -0.43% 1.94%
1987 0.01% 2.01%
1986 0.05% 2.2%
1985 0.16% 2.41%
1984 0.62% 2.53%
1983 0.71% 2.63%
1982 0.95% 2.68%
1981 1.18% 2.7%
1980 1.16% 2.66%
1979 1.34% 2.59%
1978 1.43% 2.57%
1977 1.36% 2.51%
1976 1.52% 2.47%
1975 1.66% 2.49%
1974 1.67% 2.5%
1973 1.62% 2.52%
1972 1.5% 2.56%
1971 1.18% 2.63%
1970 0.84% 2.68%
1969 0.59% 2.69%
1968 0.45% 2.72%
1967 0.47% 2.73%
1966 0.4% 2.7%
1965 0.38% 2.64%
1964 0.49% 2.56%
1963 0.59% 2.65%
1962 0.41% 2.7%
1961 -0.15% 2.63%

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/morocco | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ireland grew by 1.59%, while Morocco's population grew by 0.98%.

Live population counters

Ireland Morocco
Current population
5518360
38871720
Population rank 121/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.47%
One net population change
6.24 minutes
1.43 minutes
One birth every
9.61 minutes
50.1 seconds
One death every
15 minutes
2.47 minutes
Daily growth/decline +231 +1,010
Annual growth/decline +84,252 +368,668
Annual growth/decline rate +1.59% +0.98%
Population growth rate rank 68/197 104/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change +35,417 -56,254
Net migration rank 27/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 1,216,237 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 52/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 23.1% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 25/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ireland
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ireland Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 35,417 - -56,254
2024 - 39,059 - -46,802
2023 19,652 43,873 417,213 -39,650
2022 19,287 93,535 427,903 -38,594
2021 26,064 27,419 407,829 -47,902
2020 23,687 15,746 415,999 -35,474
2019 28,365 29,663 457,307 -91,217
2018 29,878 33,387 464,375 -88,159
2017 31,379 28,883 471,011 -60,472
2016 33,339 18,967 474,637 -39,302
2015 35,265 13,376 477,654 -81,248
2014 37,728 448 481,295 -72,065
2013 39,302 -12,309 492,284 -67,096
2012 42,775 -22,411 504,698 -65,251
2011 45,801 -26,529 513,305 -67,447
2010 47,426 -26,974 515,804 -70,510
2009 47,168 -18,524 509,386 -82,203
2008 46,691 18,979 499,766 -78,912
2007 43,109 76,465 493,526 -73,759
2006 36,752 94,513 483,200 -72,364
2005 33,279 63,983 474,285 -59,024
2004 33,376 49,102 461,756 -66,749
2003 32,372 32,220 452,650 -84,460
2002 31,062 34,286 446,147 -67,802
2001 27,837 39,220 452,621 -63,967
2000 23,592 31,298 461,341 -67,569
1999 21,402 23,592 473,071 -74,343
1998 22,277 16,615 492,604 -80,286
1997 21,311 17,425 500,807 -96,502
1996 18,915 9,959 501,499 -95,331
1995 16,601 10,019 496,573 -85,386
1994 17,234 -3,118 501,426 -115,404
1993 17,166 -3,762 507,707 -121,254
1992 20,283 1,335 525,680 -107,911
1991 21,206 4,944 539,850 -130,717
1990 21,787 -8,203 535,506 -97,711
1989 20,012 -28,752 538,996 -104,509
1988 22,912 -44,020 545,800 -102,484
1987 26,904 -38,426 553,005 -104,029
1986 27,963 -21,139 558,105 -99,905
1985 29,013 -16,178 560,810 -45,336
1984 31,791 -15,549 564,159 -39,319
1983 34,053 -15,043 566,301 -24,988
1982 38,344 -14,464 564,904 -25,471
1981 39,364 -10,834 552,936 -22,553
1980 40,612 -2,876 534,448 -13,899
1979 38,798 1,486 515,554 -27,374
1978 36,288 15,543 498,834 -30,600
1977 35,448 14,505 489,173 -32,161
1976 33,676 14,200 482,130 -58,019
1975 34,128 13,828 474,631 -51,968
1974 34,199 13,482 464,147 -52,927
1973 34,562 13,164 455,699 -51,772
1972 34,316 12,858 446,449 -47,226
1971 35,606 5,851 435,104 -39,385
1970 30,756 -8,892 426,015 -26,168
1969 29,326 -10,250 414,931 -24,389
1968 27,697 -11,132 407,437 -25,267
1967 29,895 -11,708 400,594 -23,309
1966 26,866 -11,858 391,881 -26,945
1965 30,500 -14,016 383,989 -33,139
1964 31,532 -15,640 375,835 -46,106
1963 29,667 -16,615 369,250 -56,214
1962 28,077 -17,438 363,843 -28,071
1961 25,137 -22,237 348,650 -40,413
1960 28,286 -38,492 323,499 -19,434

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

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/morocco | 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 Morocco 88.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,495,223 people) and 11.7% is from migration (a loss of 594,083 people).

As of 2024, 1,216,237 residents or 23.1% of the population were not native-born in Ireland, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

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
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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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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