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Population in Ireland compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ireland was 5,380,257 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ireland's population is 5,474,763 people compared to 117,540,050 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 21.5 times bigger than Ireland's.
  • Ireland is ranked the 121st most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
  • The countries together account for 1.49% of the world: 0.07% for Ireland vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, Ireland has had an average growth rate of +1.39% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2005, the population of Ireland has increased from 4.16M people to 5.47M (31.6% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 88M to 118M (33.5% growth).
  • Ireland is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 6.12M people compared to the peak of 135M people in 2057 for the Philippines.

Ireland vs Philippines: live population counter

Ireland Philippines
Current population
5474763
117540050
Population rank 121/197 14/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.42%
One net population change
7.23 minutes
33.1 seconds
One birth every
9.61 minutes
17.1 seconds
One death every
15 minutes
44 seconds
One migration net change every
13.5 minutes
3.28 minutes
Annual migration change +39,059 -160,373
Daily growth/decline +199 +2,610
Annual growth/decline +72,657 +952,471
Annual growth/decline rate +1.37% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 78/197 115/197

Ireland and the Philippines: population history and growth rate by year chart

Ireland
Population

Growth rate
Philippines
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Ireland Philippines Ireland Philippines
1960 2,828,600 27,891,897 - -
1961 2,824,400 28,792,621 -0.15% 3.23%
1962 2,836,050 29,723,536 0.41% 3.23%
1963 2,852,650 30,674,731 0.59% 3.2%
1964 2,866,550 31,643,032 0.49% 3.16%
1965 2,877,300 32,625,316 0.38% 3.1%
1966 2,888,800 33,617,170 0.4% 3.04%
1967 2,902,450 34,621,320 0.47% 2.99%
1968 2,915,550 35,638,342 0.45% 2.94%
1969 2,932,650 36,660,799 0.59% 2.87%
1970 2,957,250 37,622,204 0.84% 2.62%
1971 2,992,050 38,518,659 1.18% 2.38%
1972 3,036,850 39,408,560 1.5% 2.31%
1973 3,085,950 40,294,130 1.62% 2.25%
1974 3,137,500 41,174,341 1.67% 2.18%
1975 3,189,550 42,120,826 1.66% 2.3%
1976 3,238,050 43,201,488 1.52% 2.57%
1977 3,282,200 44,367,962 1.36% 2.7%
1978 3,329,100 45,575,281 1.43% 2.72%
1979 3,373,750 46,807,103 1.34% 2.7%
1980 3,412,800 48,043,740 1.16% 2.64%
1981 3,453,000 49,311,727 1.18% 2.64%
1982 3,485,800 50,695,707 0.95% 2.81%
1983 3,510,600 52,194,620 0.71% 2.96%
1984 3,532,423 53,726,181 0.62% 2.93%
1985 3,538,082 55,213,006 0.16% 2.77%
1986 3,539,690 56,645,077 0.05% 2.59%
1987 3,540,057 58,157,496 0.01% 2.67%
1988 3,524,949 59,739,052 -0.43% 2.72%
1989 3,511,009 61,265,260 -0.4% 2.55%
1990 3,513,974 62,854,666 0.08% 2.59%
1991 3,534,235 64,382,249 0.58% 2.43%
1992 3,558,430 65,926,125 0.68% 2.4%
1993 3,576,261 67,530,621 0.5% 2.43%
1994 3,590,386 69,019,291 0.39% 2.2%
1995 3,608,841 70,546,246 0.51% 2.21%
1996 3,637,510 72,190,242 0.79% 2.33%
1997 3,674,171 73,908,810 1.01% 2.38%
1998 3,712,696 75,791,024 1.05% 2.55%
1999 3,754,786 77,753,257 1.13% 2.59%
2000 3,805,174 79,625,397 1.34% 2.41%
2001 3,866,243 81,401,488 1.6% 2.23%
2002 3,931,947 83,068,889 1.7% 2.05%
2003 3,996,521 84,731,835 1.64% 2%
2004 4,070,262 86,394,504 1.85% 1.96%
2005 4,159,914 88,015,962 2.2% 1.88%
2006 4,273,591 89,508,986 2.73% 1.7%
2007 4,398,942 91,075,184 2.93% 1.75%
2008 4,489,544 92,699,095 2.06% 1.78%
2009 4,535,375 94,384,250 1.02% 1.82%
2010 4,560,155 96,337,125 0.55% 2.07%
2011 4,580,084 98,248,614 0.44% 1.98%
2012 4,599,533 100,175,512 0.42% 1.96%
2013 4,623,816 102,076,336 0.53% 1.9%
2014 4,657,740 103,767,130 0.73% 1.66%
2015 4,701,957 105,312,992 0.95% 1.49%
2016 4,762,722 106,735,719 1.29% 1.35%
2017 4,827,445 108,119,693 1.36% 1.3%
2018 4,898,022 109,465,287 1.46% 1.24%
2019 4,976,456 110,804,683 1.6% 1.22%
2020 5,039,747 112,081,264 1.27% 1.15%
2021 5,110,585 113,100,950 1.41% 0.91%
2022 5,212,836 113,964,338 2% 0.76%
2023 5,307,600 114,891,199 1.82% 0.81%
2024 5,380,257 115,843,670 1.37% 0.83%
2025 5,434,538 116,786,968 1.01% 0.81%
2026 5,484,615 117,724,479 0.92% 0.8%
2027 5,531,657 118,656,426 0.86% 0.79%
2028 5,576,425 119,583,984 0.81% 0.78%
2029 5,618,258 120,502,132 0.75% 0.77%
2030 5,656,768 121,408,897 0.69% 0.75%
2031 5,693,185 122,301,606 0.64% 0.74%
2032 5,728,435 123,180,341 0.62% 0.72%
2033 5,761,833 124,049,036 0.58% 0.71%
2034 5,793,145 124,904,124 0.54% 0.69%
2035 5,822,398 125,740,977 0.5% 0.67%
2036 5,850,388 126,558,232 0.48% 0.65%
2037 5,878,309 127,352,607 0.48% 0.63%
2038 5,905,728 128,118,535 0.47% 0.6%
2039 5,931,438 128,850,047 0.44% 0.57%
2040 5,956,212 129,546,666 0.42% 0.54%
2041 5,980,704 130,209,810 0.41% 0.51%
2042 6,002,968 130,837,005 0.37% 0.48%
2043 6,022,662 131,427,404 0.33% 0.45%
2044 6,041,053 131,979,673 0.31% 0.42%
2045 6,057,952 132,492,038 0.28% 0.39%
2046 6,072,174 132,962,001 0.23% 0.35%
2047 6,084,484 133,385,290 0.2% 0.32%
2048 6,096,077 133,759,436 0.19% 0.28%
2049 6,105,740 134,089,011 0.16% 0.25%
2050 6,112,322 134,373,439 0.11% 0.21%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ireland increased by 542,043 people (a 13% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,297,030 people (a 19.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ireland gained 772,806 (a 16.4% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 12,227,058 (a 11.6% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2005 and is still 121st in 2025. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2005 and ranked 14th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14.3% to 134,373,439 people and will still be ranked 14th.

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