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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	Niger	Ireland	Niger
1960	2,828,600	3,505,050	-	-
1961	2,824,400	3,608,162	-0.15%	2.94%
1962	2,836,050	3,714,520	0.41%	2.95%
1963	2,852,650	3,823,873	0.59%	2.94%
1964	2,866,550	3,935,814	0.49%	2.93%
1965	2,877,300	4,049,695	0.38%	2.89%
1966	2,888,800	4,165,544	0.4%	2.86%
1967	2,902,450	4,283,590	0.47%	2.83%
1968	2,915,550	4,403,637	0.45%	2.8%
1969	2,932,650	4,525,725	0.59%	2.77%
1970	2,957,250	4,650,275	0.84%	2.75%
1971	2,992,050	4,776,225	1.18%	2.71%
1972	3,036,850	4,904,845	1.5%	2.69%
1973	3,085,950	5,037,865	1.62%	2.71%
1974	3,137,500	5,174,953	1.67%	2.72%
1975	3,189,550	5,317,019	1.66%	2.75%
1976	3,238,050	5,464,962	1.52%	2.78%
1977	3,282,200	5,619,716	1.36%	2.83%
1978	3,329,100	5,782,932	1.43%	2.9%
1979	3,373,750	5,955,556	1.34%	2.99%
1980	3,412,800	6,135,971	1.16%	3.03%
1981	3,453,000	6,322,006	1.18%	3.03%
1982	3,485,800	6,512,732	0.95%	3.02%
1983	3,510,600	6,708,644	0.71%	3.01%
1984	3,532,423	6,909,971	0.62%	3%
1985	3,538,082	7,118,457	0.16%	3.02%
1986	3,539,690	7,335,811	0.05%	3.05%
1987	3,540,057	7,561,150	0.01%	3.07%
1988	3,524,949	7,793,748	-0.43%	3.08%
1989	3,511,009	8,034,780	-0.4%	3.09%
1990	3,513,974	8,286,059	0.08%	3.13%
1991	3,534,235	8,546,900	0.58%	3.15%
1992	3,558,430	8,817,633	0.68%	3.17%
1993	3,576,261	9,100,789	0.5%	3.21%
1994	3,590,386	9,398,258	0.39%	3.27%
1995	3,608,841	9,714,529	0.51%	3.37%
1996	3,637,510	10,044,852	0.79%	3.4%
1997	3,674,171	10,383,969	1.01%	3.38%
1998	3,712,696	10,741,413	1.05%	3.44%
1999	3,754,786	11,117,411	1.13%	3.5%
2000	3,805,174	11,509,630	1.34%	3.53%
2001	3,866,243	11,920,647	1.6%	3.57%
2002	3,931,947	12,349,144	1.7%	3.59%
2003	3,996,521	12,796,984	1.64%	3.63%
2004	4,070,262	13,265,836	1.85%	3.66%
2005	4,159,914	13,756,192	2.2%	3.7%
2006	4,273,591	14,268,581	2.73%	3.72%
2007	4,398,942	14,803,610	2.93%	3.75%
2008	4,489,544	15,361,915	2.06%	3.77%
2009	4,535,375	15,943,675	1.02%	3.79%
2010	4,560,155	16,548,835	0.55%	3.8%
2011	4,580,084	17,176,283	0.44%	3.79%
2012	4,599,533	17,836,769	0.42%	3.85%
2013	4,623,816	18,519,898	0.53%	3.83%
2014	4,657,740	19,215,909	0.73%	3.76%
2015	4,701,957	19,939,498	0.95%	3.77%
2016	4,762,722	20,685,753	1.29%	3.74%
2017	4,827,445	21,435,446	1.36%	3.62%
2018	4,898,022	22,188,069	1.46%	3.51%
2019	4,976,456	22,947,757	1.6%	3.42%
2020	5,039,747	23,717,613	1.27%	3.35%
2021	5,110,585	24,502,140	1.41%	3.31%
2022	5,212,836	25,311,973	2%	3.31%
2023	5,307,600	26,159,867	1.82%	3.35%
2024	5,380,257	27,032,412	1.37%	3.34%
2025	5,434,538	27,917,825	1.01%	3.28%
2026	5,484,615	28,814,872	0.92%	3.21%
2027	5,531,657	29,723,688	0.86%	3.15%
2028	5,576,425	30,643,561	0.81%	3.09%
2029	5,618,258	31,575,091	0.75%	3.04%
2030	5,656,768	32,518,069	0.69%	2.99%
2031	5,693,185	33,469,616	0.64%	2.93%
2032	5,728,435	34,428,638	0.62%	2.87%
2033	5,761,833	35,397,029	0.58%	2.81%
2034	5,793,145	36,372,374	0.54%	2.76%
2035	5,822,398	37,353,462	0.5%	2.7%
2036	5,850,388	38,340,142	0.48%	2.64%
2037	5,878,309	39,330,372	0.48%	2.58%
2038	5,905,728	40,323,460	0.47%	2.52%
2039	5,931,438	41,318,407	0.44%	2.47%
2040	5,956,212	42,316,733	0.42%	2.42%
2041	5,980,704	43,319,236	0.41%	2.37%
2042	6,002,968	44,326,115	0.37%	2.32%
2043	6,022,662	45,337,248	0.33%	2.28%
2044	6,041,053	46,353,160	0.31%	2.24%
2045	6,057,952	47,374,113	0.28%	2.2%
2046	6,072,174	48,397,993	0.23%	2.16%
2047	6,084,484	49,423,853	0.2%	2.12%
2048	6,096,077	50,452,202	0.19%	2.08%
2049	6,105,740	51,482,559	0.16%	2.04%
2050	6,112,322	52,513,870	0.11%	2%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ireland increased by 542,043 people (a 13% growth), while Niger gained 6,183,306 people (a 44.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ireland gained 772,806 (a 16.4% growth), while Niger's population increased by 8,698,905 (a 43.6% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2005 and is still 121st in 2025. Niger was ranked 65th in 2005 and ranked 53rd 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 Niger will increase by 83.4% to 52,513,870 people and rank change from 53rd to 38th.