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
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| Current population |
5474763
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117540050
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| Population rank | 121/197 | 14/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 1.42% |
| One net population change |
7.23 minutes
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33.1 seconds
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| One birth every |
9.61 minutes
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17.1 seconds
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| One death every |
15 minutes
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44 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
13.5 minutes
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3.28 minutes
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| 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
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 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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Population differences between Ireland and the Philippines
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| Life expectancy | 82.7 years | 70.1 years |
| Average age | 39.4 years | 29.7 years |
| Median age | 39.7 years | 26.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.5:50.5 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman |
| Population density | 202.3 ppl/mi² | 1,006 ppl/mi² |
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