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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	Oman	Ireland	Oman
1960	2,828,600	530,485	-	-
1961	2,824,400	539,854	-0.15%	1.77%
1962	2,836,050	549,941	0.41%	1.87%
1963	2,852,650	560,827	0.59%	1.98%
1964	2,866,550	572,577	0.49%	2.1%
1965	2,877,300	585,236	0.38%	2.21%
1966	2,888,800	598,804	0.4%	2.32%
1967	2,902,450	613,318	0.47%	2.42%
1968	2,915,550	628,798	0.45%	2.52%
1969	2,932,650	645,255	0.59%	2.62%
1970	2,957,250	662,680	0.84%	2.7%
1971	2,992,050	681,119	1.18%	2.78%
1972	3,036,850	700,593	1.5%	2.86%
1973	3,085,950	721,179	1.62%	2.94%
1974	3,137,500	746,988	1.67%	3.58%
1975	3,189,550	778,864	1.66%	4.27%
1976	3,238,050	814,701	1.52%	4.6%
1977	3,282,200	855,314	1.36%	4.99%
1978	3,329,100	900,304	1.43%	5.26%
1979	3,373,750	949,116	1.34%	5.42%
1980	3,412,800	1,001,248	1.16%	5.49%
1981	3,453,000	1,057,320	1.18%	5.6%
1982	3,485,800	1,117,678	0.95%	5.71%
1983	3,510,600	1,181,459	0.71%	5.71%
1984	3,532,423	1,247,716	0.62%	5.61%
1985	3,538,082	1,325,480	0.16%	6.23%
1986	3,539,690	1,413,419	0.05%	6.63%
1987	3,540,057	1,500,996	0.01%	6.2%
1988	3,524,949	1,588,568	-0.43%	5.83%
1989	3,511,009	1,676,228	-0.4%	5.52%
1990	3,513,974	1,763,954	0.08%	5.23%
1991	3,534,235	1,851,473	0.58%	4.96%
1992	3,558,430	1,938,238	0.68%	4.69%
1993	3,576,261	2,021,675	0.5%	4.3%
1994	3,590,386	2,081,834	0.39%	2.98%
1995	3,608,841	2,120,528	0.51%	1.86%
1996	3,637,510	2,156,926	0.79%	1.72%
1997	3,674,171	2,190,720	1.01%	1.57%
1998	3,712,696	2,222,489	1.05%	1.45%
1999	3,754,786	2,252,909	1.13%	1.37%
2000	3,805,174	2,282,131	1.34%	1.3%
2001	3,866,243	2,310,217	1.6%	1.23%
2002	3,931,947	2,337,140	1.7%	1.17%
2003	3,996,521	2,363,796	1.64%	1.14%
2004	4,070,262	2,404,821	1.85%	1.74%
2005	4,159,914	2,459,802	2.2%	2.29%
2006	4,273,591	2,514,795	2.73%	2.24%
2007	4,398,942	2,570,174	2.93%	2.2%
2008	4,489,544	2,626,529	2.06%	2.19%
2009	4,535,375	2,684,659	1.02%	2.21%
2010	4,560,155	2,757,446	0.55%	2.71%
2011	4,580,084	3,076,763	0.44%	11.6%
2012	4,599,533	3,547,106	0.42%	15.3%
2013	4,623,816	3,833,913	0.53%	8.09%
2014	4,657,740	4,002,439	0.73%	4.4%
2015	4,701,957	4,184,895	0.95%	4.56%
2016	4,762,722	4,390,877	1.29%	4.92%
2017	4,827,445	4,537,396	1.36%	3.34%
2018	4,898,022	4,597,877	1.46%	1.33%
2019	4,976,456	4,591,241	1.6%	-0.14%
2020	5,039,747	4,522,497	1.27%	-1.5%
2021	5,110,585	4,500,424	1.41%	-0.49%
2022	5,212,836	4,730,226	2%	5.11%
2023	5,311,538	5,049,269	1.89%	6.74%
2024	5,395,790	5,281,538	1.59%	4.6%
2025	5,450,228	5,494,693	1.01%	4.04%
2026	5,500,449	5,671,451	0.92%	3.22%
2027	5,547,627	5,814,719	0.86%	2.53%
2028	5,592,524	5,929,317	0.81%	1.97%
2029	5,634,478	6,026,178	0.75%	1.63%
2030	5,673,099	6,112,708	0.69%	1.44%
2031	5,709,621	6,194,366	0.64%	1.34%
2032	5,744,973	6,275,465	0.62%	1.31%
2033	5,778,467	6,356,248	0.58%	1.29%
2034	5,809,870	6,436,919	0.54%	1.27%
2035	5,839,208	6,517,799	0.5%	1.26%
2036	5,867,278	6,599,101	0.48%	1.25%
2037	5,895,280	6,681,041	0.48%	1.24%
2038	5,922,778	6,763,781	0.47%	1.24%
2039	5,948,562	6,847,380	0.44%	1.24%
2040	5,973,408	6,931,970	0.42%	1.24%
2041	5,997,971	7,017,684	0.41%	1.24%
2042	6,020,298	7,104,475	0.37%	1.24%
2043	6,040,050	7,192,217	0.33%	1.24%
2044	6,058,494	7,280,846	0.31%	1.23%
2045	6,075,441	7,370,221	0.28%	1.23%
2046	6,089,704	7,460,268	0.23%	1.22%
2047	6,102,050	7,550,973	0.2%	1.22%
2048	6,113,677	7,642,323	0.19%	1.21%
2049	6,123,367	7,734,352	0.16%	1.2%
2050	6,129,969	7,826,991	0.11%	1.2%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Oman gained 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 738,242 (a 15.5% growth), while Oman's population increased by 1,282,139 (a 29.2% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st in 2026. Oman was ranked 138th in 2006 and ranked 118th 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 Oman will increase by 38% to 7,826,991 people and rank change from 118th to 113th.