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

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The latest officially reported population of Ireland was 5,484,367 in 2025 vs 29,618,118 people in Nepal in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ireland's population is 5,562,212 people compared to 29,619,950 in Nepal.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 5.33 times bigger than Ireland's.
  • Ireland is ranked the 122nd most populous country in the world, while Nepal is the 52nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.42% of the world: 0.07% for Ireland vs 0.36% for Nepal.
  • For the last 10 years, Ireland has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +0.62% in Nepal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ireland has increased from 4.27M people to 5.56M (30.2% growth), while Nepal has grown from 26.6M to 29.6M (11.5% growth).

Ireland vs Nepal: population by year and forecast

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ireland Nepal
2100 5,500,499 31,916,191
2099 5,525,011 32,104,658
2098 5,548,986 32,291,766
2097 5,572,279 32,478,376
2096 5,595,064 32,662,029
2095 5,615,877 32,842,809
2094 5,636,027 33,023,754
2093 5,655,870 33,200,660
2092 5,675,151 33,375,774
2091 5,694,092 33,547,026
2090 5,713,009 33,714,253
2089 5,730,546 33,878,299
2088 5,747,238 34,037,329
2087 5,762,650 34,190,255
2086 5,776,705 34,337,807
2085 5,791,049 34,483,366
2084 5,805,074 34,620,498
2083 5,818,867 34,750,155
2082 5,831,653 34,872,031
2081 5,842,944 34,987,218
2080 5,855,351 35,095,973
2079 5,870,572 35,198,820
2078 5,885,866 35,292,530
2077 5,901,647 35,377,971
2076 5,917,991 35,456,092
2075 5,934,408 35,525,668
2074 5,951,970 35,588,497
2073 5,969,385 35,642,802
2072 5,986,721 35,686,332
2071 6,003,888 35,725,442
2070 6,021,481 35,755,056
2069 6,038,378 35,774,677
2068 6,054,840 35,785,895
2067 6,070,805 35,789,572
2066 6,086,691 35,785,710
2065 6,101,966 35,774,308
2064 6,116,867 35,753,136
2063 6,129,790 35,725,408
2062 6,141,729 35,685,285
2061 6,154,062 35,638,790
2060 6,167,032 35,583,129
2059 6,179,602 35,518,416
2058 6,189,124 35,442,760
2057 6,196,781 35,360,939
2056 6,199,786 35,268,910
2055 6,204,376 35,170,656
2054 6,205,225 35,065,508
2053 6,205,444 34,951,722
2052 6,203,350 34,831,085
2051 6,200,637 34,699,347
2050 6,195,469 34,561,226
2049 6,187,289 34,415,794
2048 6,175,872 34,265,080
2047 6,163,776 34,106,257
2046 6,150,911 33,936,663
2045 6,134,927 33,762,505
2044 6,116,643 33,581,319
2043 6,097,627 33,394,849
2042 6,076,713 33,200,691
2041 6,052,462 33,001,382
2040 6,027,054 32,795,384
2039 6,002,204 32,583,834
2038 5,974,917 32,363,750
2037 5,946,606 32,138,947
2036 5,918,275 31,906,773
2035 5,889,854 31,667,683
2034 5,858,952 31,421,060
2033 5,826,337 31,165,782
2032 5,791,225 30,904,004
2031 5,754,845 30,636,967
2030 5,717,377 30,362,343
2029 5,676,731 30,081,388
2028 5,632,552 29,793,481
2027 5,585,925 29,640,694
2026 5,537,167 29,598,041
2025 5,484,367 29,618,118
2024 5,395,790 29,651,054
2023 5,311,538 29,694,614
2022 5,212,836 29,715,436
2021 5,110,585 29,475,010
2020 5,039,747 28,966,574
2019 4,976,456 28,414,064
2018 4,898,022 28,079,689
2017 4,827,445 28,011,258
2016 4,762,722 27,955,462
2015 4,701,957 27,823,629
2014 4,657,740 27,672,370
2013 4,623,816 27,589,996
2012 4,599,533 27,534,915
2011 4,580,084 27,464,494
2010 4,560,155 27,341,952
2009 4,535,375 27,173,035
2008 4,489,544 26,990,037
2007 4,398,942 26,788,492
2006 4,273,591 26,565,425
2005 4,159,914 26,309,458
2004 4,070,262 26,016,656
2003 3,996,521 25,688,758
2002 3,931,947 25,328,981
2001 3,866,243 24,946,748
2000 3,805,174 24,546,509
1999 3,754,786 24,125,199
1998 3,712,696 23,680,357
1997 3,674,171 23,219,463
1996 3,637,510 22,741,862
1995 3,608,841 22,245,439
1994 3,590,386 21,717,479
1993 3,576,261 21,180,159
1992 3,558,430 20,609,707
1991 3,534,235 20,036,500
1990 3,513,974 19,524,573
1989 3,511,009 19,057,807
1988 3,524,949 18,638,661
1987 3,540,057 18,250,505
1986 3,539,690 17,868,124
1985 3,538,082 17,477,692
1984 3,532,423 17,085,242
1983 3,510,600 16,689,119
1982 3,485,800 16,297,987
1981 3,453,000 15,922,423
1980 3,412,800 15,553,105
1979 3,373,750 15,190,590
1978 3,329,100 14,839,695
1977 3,282,200 14,499,175
1976 3,238,050 14,177,649
1975 3,189,550 13,870,695
1974 3,137,500 13,568,435
1973 3,085,950 13,275,239
1972 3,036,850 12,989,099
1971 2,992,050 12,710,061
1970 2,957,250 12,436,190
1969 2,932,650 12,167,036
1968 2,915,550 11,906,266
1967 2,902,450 11,652,716
1966 2,888,800 11,408,710
1965 2,877,300 11,173,411
1964 2,866,550 10,946,392
1963 2,852,650 10,729,818
1962 2,836,050 10,521,116
1961 2,824,400 10,318,396
1960 2,828,600 10,123,658

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/nepal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Nepal gained 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 799,490 people (a 16.8% growth), while Nepal's population increased by 1,664,488 people (a 5.95% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is 122nd in 2026. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2006 and ranked 52nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Ireland's population will grow by 11.4% to 6,195,469 people with a rank change from 122nd to 118th. The population of Nepal will increase by 16.7% to 34,561,226 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.

Ireland is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 6.21M people compared to the peak of 35.8M people in 2067 for Nepal.

Population growth rate by year

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ireland Nepal
2100 -0.44% -0.59%
2099 -0.43% -0.58%
2098 -0.42% -0.57%
2097 -0.41% -0.56%
2096 -0.37% -0.55%
2095 -0.36% -0.55%
2094 -0.35% -0.53%
2093 -0.34% -0.52%
2092 -0.33% -0.51%
2091 -0.33% -0.5%
2090 -0.31% -0.48%
2089 -0.29% -0.47%
2088 -0.27% -0.45%
2087 -0.24% -0.43%
2086 -0.25% -0.42%
2085 -0.24% -0.4%
2084 -0.24% -0.37%
2083 -0.22% -0.35%
2082 -0.19% -0.33%
2081 -0.21% -0.31%
2080 -0.26% -0.29%
2079 -0.26% -0.27%
2078 -0.27% -0.24%
2077 -0.28% -0.22%
2076 -0.28% -0.2%
2075 -0.3% -0.18%
2074 -0.29% -0.15%
2073 -0.29% -0.12%
2072 -0.29% -0.11%
2071 -0.29% -0.08%
2070 -0.28% -0.05%
2069 -0.27% -0.03%
2068 -0.26% -0.01%
2067 -0.26% 0.01%
2066 -0.25% 0.03%
2065 -0.24% 0.06%
2064 -0.21% 0.08%
2063 -0.19% 0.11%
2062 -0.2% 0.13%
2061 -0.21% 0.16%
2060 -0.2% 0.18%
2059 -0.15% 0.21%
2058 -0.12% 0.23%
2057 -0.05% 0.26%
2056 -0.07% 0.28%
2055 -0.01% 0.3%
2054 -0.004% 0.33%
2053 0.03% 0.35%
2052 0.04% 0.38%
2051 0.08% 0.4%
2050 0.13% 0.42%
2049 0.18% 0.44%
2048 0.2% 0.47%
2047 0.21% 0.5%
2046 0.26% 0.52%
2045 0.3% 0.54%
2044 0.31% 0.56%
2043 0.34% 0.58%
2042 0.4% 0.6%
2041 0.42% 0.63%
2040 0.41% 0.65%
2039 0.46% 0.68%
2038 0.48% 0.7%
2037 0.48% 0.73%
2036 0.48% 0.75%
2035 0.53% 0.78%
2034 0.56% 0.82%
2033 0.61% 0.85%
2032 0.63% 0.87%
2031 0.66% 0.9%
2030 0.72% 0.93%
2029 0.78% 0.97%
2028 0.83% 0.52%
2027 0.88% 0.14%
2026 0.96% -0.07%
2025 1.64% -0.11%
2024 1.59% -0.15%
2023 1.89% -0.07%
2022 2% 0.82%
2021 1.41% 1.76%
2020 1.27% 1.94%
2019 1.6% 1.19%
2018 1.46% 0.24%
2017 1.36% 0.2%
2016 1.29% 0.47%
2015 0.95% 0.55%
2014 0.73% 0.3%
2013 0.53% 0.2%
2012 0.42% 0.26%
2011 0.44% 0.45%
2010 0.55% 0.62%
2009 1.02% 0.68%
2008 2.06% 0.75%
2007 2.93% 0.84%
2006 2.73% 0.97%
2005 2.2% 1.13%
2004 1.85% 1.28%
2003 1.64% 1.42%
2002 1.7% 1.53%
2001 1.6% 1.63%
2000 1.34% 1.75%
1999 1.13% 1.88%
1998 1.05% 1.98%
1997 1.01% 2.1%
1996 0.79% 2.23%
1995 0.51% 2.43%
1994 0.39% 2.54%
1993 0.5% 2.77%
1992 0.68% 2.86%
1991 0.58% 2.62%
1990 0.08% 2.45%
1989 -0.4% 2.25%
1988 -0.43% 2.13%
1987 0.01% 2.14%
1986 0.05% 2.23%
1985 0.16% 2.3%
1984 0.62% 2.37%
1983 0.71% 2.4%
1982 0.95% 2.36%
1981 1.18% 2.37%
1980 1.16% 2.39%
1979 1.34% 2.36%
1978 1.43% 2.35%
1977 1.36% 2.27%
1976 1.52% 2.21%
1975 1.66% 2.23%
1974 1.67% 2.21%
1973 1.62% 2.2%
1972 1.5% 2.2%
1971 1.18% 2.2%
1970 0.84% 2.21%
1969 0.59% 2.19%
1968 0.45% 2.18%
1967 0.47% 2.14%
1966 0.4% 2.11%
1965 0.38% 2.07%
1964 0.49% 2.02%
1963 0.59% 1.98%
1962 0.41% 1.96%
1961 -0.15% 1.92%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/nepal | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Ireland grew by 1.64%, while Nepal's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Ireland Nepal
Current population
5562212
29619950
Population rank 122/197 52/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.36%
One net population change
5.95 minutes
16 minutes
One birth every
9.74 minutes
56.1 seconds
One death every
15 minutes
2.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +243 -90
Annual growth/decline +88,577 -32,936
Annual growth/decline rate +1.64% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 64/197 167/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
1.45 minutes
Annual migration change +35,417 -364,699
Net migration rank 27/196 193/196
Foreign-born residents 1,216,237 470,719
Foreign-born residents rank 52/195 82/195
Foreign-born share of population 23.1% 1.6%
Foreign-born share rank 25/195 142/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ireland
Natural

Migration
Nepal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ireland Nepal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 35,417 - -364,699
2024 18,885 39,059 355,516 -401,282
2023 19,652 43,873 368,450 -409,782
2022 19,287 93,535 379,021 -379,321
2021 26,064 27,419 351,165 130,001
2020 23,687 15,746 373,553 162,139
2019 28,365 29,663 387,113 182,203
2018 29,878 33,387 394,576 -295,151
2017 31,379 28,883 406,219 -368,787
2016 33,339 18,967 415,921 -341,748
2015 35,265 13,376 410,565 -221,062
2014 37,728 448 423,166 -310,156
2013 39,302 -12,309 424,804 -373,064
2012 42,775 -22,411 430,151 -371,707
2011 45,801 -26,529 429,957 -347,552
2010 47,426 -26,974 432,631 -269,963
2009 47,168 -18,524 441,290 -266,144
2008 46,691 18,979 452,353 -261,540
2007 43,109 76,465 464,780 -252,526
2006 36,752 94,513 475,335 -241,455
2005 33,279 63,983 489,093 -211,024
2004 33,376 49,102 504,853 -197,336
2003 32,372 32,220 516,575 -168,314
2002 31,062 34,286 525,045 -153,730
2001 27,837 39,220 542,118 -148,973
2000 23,592 31,298 554,506 -147,193
1999 21,402 23,592 557,847 -122,551
1998 22,277 16,615 562,787 -108,400
1997 21,311 17,425 565,882 -98,454
1996 18,915 9,959 580,099 -92,307
1995 16,601 10,019 591,283 -86,232
1994 17,234 -3,118 578,293 -27,415
1993 17,166 -3,762 561,549 -37,782
1992 20,283 1,335 533,029 84,113
1991 21,206 4,944 512,233 17,056
1990 21,787 -8,203 495,202 -640
1989 20,012 -28,752 478,771 -39,808
1988 22,912 -44,020 463,581 -64,246
1987 26,904 -38,426 449,400 -72,437
1986 27,963 -21,139 434,802 -47,017
1985 29,013 -16,178 423,240 -30,154
1984 31,791 -15,549 411,122 -19,300
1983 34,053 -15,043 399,103 1,304
1982 38,344 -14,464 385,741 -3,898
1981 39,364 -10,834 374,145 -4,855
1980 40,612 -2,876 364,254 5,084
1979 38,798 1,486 355,597 88
1978 36,288 15,543 345,765 346
1977 35,448 14,505 332,843 2,108
1976 33,676 14,200 323,222 -15,119
1975 34,128 13,828 312,479 -6,686
1974 34,199 13,482 303,078 -4,361
1973 34,562 13,164 288,750 -1,076
1972 34,316 12,858 286,708 -2,107
1971 35,606 5,851 280,752 -7,284
1970 30,756 -8,892 272,439 1,847
1969 29,326 -10,250 264,560 -527
1968 27,697 -11,132 258,259 -746
1967 29,895 -11,708 249,240 347
1966 26,866 -11,858 241,716 -3,306
1965 30,500 -14,016 233,726 -1,551
1964 31,532 -15,640 227,948 -6,087
1963 29,667 -16,615 219,586 -8,303
1962 28,077 -17,438 215,368 -9,249
1961 25,137 -22,237 209,917 -10,601
1960 28,286 -38,492 203,374 -13,223

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/nepal | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 43.6% of the population change in Ireland is from natural causes (a gain of 265,801 people) and 56.4% is from migration (a gain of 343,908 people). In Nepal 66.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,842,099 people) and 33.6% is from migration (a loss of 1,942,790 people).

As of 2024, 1,216,237 residents or 23.1% of the population were not native-born in Ireland, compared to 470,719 people or 1.6% in Nepal.

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
Nepal
City Population
Kathmandu 846K
Lalitpur 513K
Pokhara 354K
Birgunj 268K
Biratnagar 243K
Bheemdatta 105K
Dhangadhi 102K
Janakpur 97.8K
Hetauda 84.7K
Damak 75.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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