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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	Nauru	Ireland	Nauru
1960	2,828,600	4,607	-	-
1961	2,824,400	4,774	-0.15%	3.62%
1962	2,836,050	4,979	0.41%	4.29%
1963	2,852,650	5,226	0.59%	4.96%
1964	2,866,550	5,515	0.49%	5.53%
1965	2,877,300	5,832	0.38%	5.75%
1966	2,888,800	6,043	0.4%	3.62%
1967	2,902,450	6,135	0.47%	1.52%
1968	2,915,550	6,328	0.45%	3.15%
1969	2,932,650	6,581	0.59%	4%
1970	2,957,250	6,710	0.84%	1.96%
1971	2,992,050	6,762	1.18%	0.77%
1972	3,036,850	6,812	1.5%	0.74%
1973	3,085,950	6,866	1.62%	0.79%
1974	3,137,500	6,923	1.67%	0.83%
1975	3,189,550	6,987	1.66%	0.92%
1976	3,238,050	7,064	1.52%	1.1%
1977	3,282,200	7,163	1.36%	1.4%
1978	3,329,100	7,298	1.43%	1.88%
1979	3,373,750	7,468	1.34%	2.33%
1980	3,412,800	7,649	1.16%	2.42%
1981	3,453,000	7,839	1.18%	2.48%
1982	3,485,800	8,040	0.95%	2.56%
1983	3,510,600	8,216	0.71%	2.19%
1984	3,532,423	8,377	0.62%	1.96%
1985	3,538,082	8,551	0.16%	2.08%
1986	3,539,690	8,742	0.05%	2.23%
1987	3,540,057	8,946	0.01%	2.33%
1988	3,524,949	9,165	-0.43%	2.45%
1989	3,511,009	9,390	-0.4%	2.45%
1990	3,513,974	9,622	0.08%	2.47%
1991	3,534,235	9,850	0.58%	2.37%
1992	3,558,430	10,021	0.68%	1.74%
1993	3,576,261	10,102	0.5%	0.81%
1994	3,590,386	10,137	0.39%	0.35%
1995	3,608,841	10,165	0.51%	0.28%
1996	3,637,510	10,183	0.79%	0.18%
1997	3,674,171	10,197	1.01%	0.14%
1998	3,712,696	10,198	1.05%	0.01%
1999	3,754,786	10,187	1.13%	-0.11%
2000	3,805,174	10,168	1.34%	-0.19%
2001	3,866,243	10,130	1.6%	-0.37%
2002	3,931,947	10,082	1.7%	-0.47%
2003	3,996,521	10,059	1.64%	-0.23%
2004	4,070,262	10,060	1.85%	0.01%
2005	4,159,914	10,049	2.2%	-0.11%
2006	4,273,591	10,034	2.73%	-0.15%
2007	4,398,942	10,020	2.93%	-0.14%
2008	4,489,544	10,009	2.06%	-0.11%
2009	4,535,375	10,016	1.02%	0.07%
2010	4,560,155	10,043	0.55%	0.27%
2011	4,580,084	10,098	0.44%	0.55%
2012	4,599,533	10,267	0.42%	1.67%
2013	4,623,816	10,517	0.53%	2.43%
2014	4,657,740	10,742	0.73%	2.14%
2015	4,701,957	10,954	0.95%	1.97%
2016	4,762,722	11,150	1.29%	1.79%
2017	4,827,445	11,324	1.36%	1.56%
2018	4,898,022	11,477	1.46%	1.35%
2019	4,976,456	11,587	1.6%	0.96%
2020	5,039,747	11,643	1.27%	0.48%
2021	5,110,585	11,709	1.41%	0.57%
2022	5,212,836	11,801	2%	0.79%
2023	5,307,600	11,875	1.82%	0.63%
2024	5,380,257	11,947	1.37%	0.61%
2025	5,434,538	12,030	1.01%	0.7%
2026	5,484,615	12,103	0.92%	0.61%
2027	5,531,657	12,196	0.86%	0.77%
2028	5,576,425	12,296	0.81%	0.82%
2029	5,618,258	12,403	0.75%	0.87%
2030	5,656,768	12,519	0.69%	0.94%
2031	5,693,185	12,645	0.64%	1%
2032	5,728,435	12,785	0.62%	1.11%
2033	5,761,833	12,921	0.58%	1.06%
2034	5,793,145	13,071	0.54%	1.16%
2035	5,822,398	13,230	0.5%	1.22%
2036	5,850,388	13,391	0.48%	1.21%
2037	5,878,309	13,541	0.48%	1.12%
2038	5,905,728	13,697	0.47%	1.16%
2039	5,931,438	13,857	0.44%	1.17%
2040	5,956,212	14,041	0.42%	1.33%
2041	5,980,704	14,220	0.41%	1.27%
2042	6,002,968	14,402	0.37%	1.28%
2043	6,022,662	14,579	0.33%	1.23%
2044	6,041,053	14,754	0.31%	1.2%
2045	6,057,952	14,920	0.28%	1.13%
2046	6,072,174	15,098	0.23%	1.19%
2047	6,084,484	15,268	0.2%	1.12%
2048	6,096,077	15,431	0.19%	1.07%
2049	6,105,740	15,595	0.16%	1.06%
2050	6,112,322	15,751	0.11%	1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ireland increased by 542,043 people (a 13% growth), while Nauru gained 905 people (a 9.01% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ireland gained 772,806 (a 16.4% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 1,134 (a 10.4% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2005 and is still 121st in 2025. Nauru was ranked 195th in 2005 and still ranked 195th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Ireland's population will grow by 11.6% to 6,112,322 people with a rank change from 121st to 120th. The population of Nauru will increase by 30.3% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.