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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	Namibia	Ireland	Namibia
1960	2,828,600	591,465	-	-
1961	2,824,400	603,067	-0.15%	1.96%
1962	2,836,050	615,759	0.41%	2.1%
1963	2,852,650	629,589	0.59%	2.25%
1964	2,866,550	644,530	0.49%	2.37%
1965	2,877,300	660,558	0.38%	2.49%
1966	2,888,800	677,655	0.4%	2.59%
1967	2,902,450	696,045	0.47%	2.71%
1968	2,915,550	715,542	0.45%	2.8%
1969	2,932,650	736,120	0.59%	2.88%
1970	2,957,250	757,868	0.84%	2.95%
1971	2,992,050	780,584	1.18%	3%
1972	3,036,850	804,399	1.5%	3.05%
1973	3,085,950	828,928	1.62%	3.05%
1974	3,137,500	854,320	1.67%	3.06%
1975	3,189,550	881,032	1.66%	3.13%
1976	3,238,050	906,566	1.52%	2.9%
1977	3,282,200	931,104	1.36%	2.71%
1978	3,329,100	947,269	1.43%	1.74%
1979	3,373,750	962,825	1.34%	1.64%
1980	3,412,800	981,434	1.16%	1.93%
1981	3,453,000	992,500	1.18%	1.13%
1982	3,485,800	1,010,308	0.95%	1.79%
1983	3,510,600	1,037,511	0.71%	2.69%
1984	3,532,423	1,065,989	0.62%	2.74%
1985	3,538,082	1,096,890	0.16%	2.9%
1986	3,539,690	1,131,081	0.05%	3.12%
1987	3,540,057	1,167,889	0.01%	3.25%
1988	3,524,949	1,209,696	-0.43%	3.58%
1989	3,511,009	1,288,947	-0.4%	6.55%
1990	3,513,974	1,369,303	0.08%	6.23%
1991	3,534,235	1,415,684	0.58%	3.39%
1992	3,558,430	1,461,322	0.68%	3.22%
1993	3,576,261	1,508,697	0.5%	3.24%
1994	3,590,386	1,556,304	0.39%	3.16%
1995	3,608,841	1,602,170	0.51%	2.95%
1996	3,637,510	1,646,103	0.79%	2.74%
1997	3,674,171	1,689,264	1.01%	2.62%
1998	3,712,696	1,732,745	1.05%	2.57%
1999	3,754,786	1,776,368	1.13%	2.52%
2000	3,805,174	1,818,647	1.34%	2.38%
2001	3,866,243	1,857,048	1.6%	2.11%
2002	3,931,947	1,889,970	1.7%	1.77%
2003	3,996,521	1,917,464	1.64%	1.45%
2004	4,070,262	1,942,082	1.85%	1.28%
2005	4,159,914	1,966,582	2.2%	1.26%
2006	4,273,591	1,991,888	2.73%	1.29%
2007	4,398,942	2,018,600	2.93%	1.34%
2008	4,489,544	2,047,056	2.06%	1.41%
2009	4,535,375	2,077,394	1.02%	1.48%
2010	4,560,155	2,109,811	0.55%	1.56%
2011	4,580,084	2,146,325	0.44%	1.73%
2012	4,599,533	2,194,654	0.42%	2.25%
2013	4,623,816	2,252,508	0.53%	2.64%
2014	4,657,740	2,312,139	0.73%	2.65%
2015	4,701,957	2,374,300	0.95%	2.69%
2016	4,762,722	2,439,213	1.29%	2.73%
2017	4,827,445	2,506,853	1.36%	2.77%
2018	4,898,022	2,577,327	1.46%	2.81%
2019	4,976,456	2,650,494	1.6%	2.84%
2020	5,039,747	2,728,762	1.27%	2.95%
2021	5,110,585	2,810,548	1.41%	3%
2022	5,212,836	2,889,662	2%	2.81%
2023	5,311,538	2,963,095	1.89%	2.54%
2024	5,395,790	3,030,131	1.59%	2.26%
2025	5,450,228	3,092,826	1.01%	2.07%
2026	5,500,449	3,153,252	0.92%	1.95%
2027	5,547,627	3,212,910	0.86%	1.89%
2028	5,592,524	3,272,166	0.81%	1.84%
2029	5,634,478	3,330,819	0.75%	1.79%
2030	5,673,099	3,389,961	0.69%	1.78%
2031	5,709,621	3,449,508	0.64%	1.76%
2032	5,744,973	3,508,245	0.62%	1.7%
2033	5,778,467	3,565,349	0.58%	1.63%
2034	5,809,870	3,621,829	0.54%	1.58%
2035	5,839,208	3,678,888	0.5%	1.58%
2036	5,867,278	3,735,939	0.48%	1.55%
2037	5,895,280	3,792,807	0.48%	1.52%
2038	5,922,778	3,850,310	0.47%	1.52%
2039	5,948,562	3,907,182	0.44%	1.48%
2040	5,973,408	3,962,414	0.42%	1.41%
2041	5,997,971	4,017,690	0.41%	1.4%
2042	6,020,298	4,073,359	0.37%	1.39%
2043	6,040,050	4,129,577	0.33%	1.38%
2044	6,058,494	4,186,114	0.31%	1.37%
2045	6,075,441	4,243,359	0.28%	1.37%
2046	6,089,704	4,299,969	0.23%	1.33%
2047	6,102,050	4,355,507	0.2%	1.29%
2048	6,113,677	4,409,459	0.19%	1.24%
2049	6,123,367	4,460,507	0.16%	1.16%
2050	6,129,969	4,512,307	0.11%	1.16%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 738,242 (a 15.5% growth), while Namibia's population increased by 714,691 (a 29.3% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 43.1% to 4,512,307 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.