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	5,311,538	11,875	1.89%	0.63%
2024	5,395,790	11,947	1.59%	0.61%
2025	5,450,228	12,030	1.01%	0.7%
2026	5,500,449	12,103	0.92%	0.61%
2027	5,547,627	12,196	0.86%	0.77%
2028	5,592,524	12,296	0.81%	0.82%
2029	5,634,478	12,403	0.75%	0.87%
2030	5,673,099	12,519	0.69%	0.94%
2031	5,709,621	12,645	0.64%	1%
2032	5,744,973	12,785	0.62%	1.11%
2033	5,778,467	12,921	0.58%	1.06%
2034	5,809,870	13,071	0.54%	1.16%
2035	5,839,208	13,230	0.5%	1.22%
2036	5,867,278	13,391	0.48%	1.21%
2037	5,895,280	13,541	0.48%	1.12%
2038	5,922,778	13,697	0.47%	1.16%
2039	5,948,562	13,857	0.44%	1.17%
2040	5,973,408	14,041	0.42%	1.33%
2041	5,997,971	14,220	0.41%	1.27%
2042	6,020,298	14,402	0.37%	1.28%
2043	6,040,050	14,579	0.33%	1.23%
2044	6,058,494	14,754	0.31%	1.2%
2045	6,075,441	14,920	0.28%	1.13%
2046	6,089,704	15,098	0.23%	1.19%
2047	6,102,050	15,268	0.2%	1.12%
2048	6,113,677	15,431	0.19%	1.07%
2049	6,123,367	15,595	0.16%	1.06%
2050	6,129,969	15,751	0.11%	1%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Nauru gained 1,116 people (a 11.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 738,242 (a 15.5% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 954 (a 8.56% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st in 2026. Nauru was ranked 196th in 2006 and ranked 195th 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 Nauru will increase by 30.1% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.