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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	Portugal	Ireland	Portugal
1960	2,828,600	8,857,716	-	-
1961	2,824,400	8,929,316	-0.15%	0.81%
1962	2,836,050	8,993,985	0.41%	0.72%
1963	2,852,650	9,030,355	0.59%	0.4%
1964	2,866,550	9,035,365	0.49%	0.06%
1965	2,877,300	8,998,595	0.38%	-0.41%
1966	2,888,800	8,930,990	0.4%	-0.75%
1967	2,902,450	8,874,520	0.47%	-0.63%
1968	2,915,550	8,836,650	0.45%	-0.43%
1969	2,932,650	8,757,705	0.59%	-0.89%
1970	2,957,250	8,680,431	0.84%	-0.88%
1971	2,992,050	8,643,756	1.18%	-0.42%
1972	3,036,850	8,630,430	1.5%	-0.15%
1973	3,085,950	8,633,100	1.62%	0.03%
1974	3,137,500	8,754,365	1.67%	1.4%
1975	3,189,550	9,093,470	1.66%	3.87%
1976	3,238,050	9,355,810	1.52%	2.88%
1977	3,282,200	9,455,675	1.36%	1.07%
1978	3,329,100	9,558,250	1.43%	1.08%
1979	3,373,750	9,661,265	1.34%	1.08%
1980	3,412,800	9,766,312	1.16%	1.09%
1981	3,453,000	9,851,362	1.18%	0.87%
1982	3,485,800	9,911,771	0.95%	0.61%
1983	3,510,600	9,957,865	0.71%	0.47%
1984	3,532,423	9,996,232	0.62%	0.39%
1985	3,538,082	10,023,613	0.16%	0.27%
1986	3,539,690	10,032,734	0.05%	0.09%
1987	3,540,057	10,030,031	0.01%	-0.03%
1988	3,524,949	10,019,610	-0.43%	-0.1%
1989	3,511,009	10,005,000	-0.4%	-0.15%
1990	3,513,974	9,983,218	0.08%	-0.22%
1991	3,534,235	9,960,235	0.58%	-0.23%
1992	3,558,430	9,952,494	0.68%	-0.08%
1993	3,576,261	9,964,675	0.5%	0.12%
1994	3,590,386	9,991,525	0.39%	0.27%
1995	3,608,841	10,026,176	0.51%	0.35%
1996	3,637,510	10,063,945	0.79%	0.38%
1997	3,674,171	10,108,977	1.01%	0.45%
1998	3,712,696	10,160,196	1.05%	0.51%
1999	3,754,786	10,217,828	1.13%	0.57%
2000	3,805,174	10,289,898	1.34%	0.71%
2001	3,866,243	10,362,722	1.6%	0.71%
2002	3,931,947	10,419,631	1.7%	0.55%
2003	3,996,521	10,458,821	1.64%	0.38%
2004	4,070,262	10,483,861	1.85%	0.24%
2005	4,159,914	10,503,330	2.2%	0.19%
2006	4,273,591	10,522,288	2.73%	0.18%
2007	4,398,942	10,542,964	2.93%	0.2%
2008	4,489,544	10,558,177	2.06%	0.14%
2009	4,535,375	10,568,247	1.02%	0.1%
2010	4,560,155	10,573,100	0.55%	0.05%
2011	4,580,084	10,557,560	0.44%	-0.15%
2012	4,599,533	10,514,844	0.42%	-0.4%
2013	4,623,816	10,457,295	0.53%	-0.55%
2014	4,657,740	10,401,062	0.73%	-0.54%
2015	4,701,957	10,358,076	0.95%	-0.41%
2016	4,762,722	10,325,452	1.29%	-0.31%
2017	4,827,445	10,300,300	1.36%	-0.24%
2018	4,898,022	10,283,822	1.46%	-0.16%
2019	4,976,456	10,286,263	1.6%	0.02%
2020	5,039,747	10,297,081	1.27%	0.11%
2021	5,110,585	10,361,831	1.41%	0.63%
2022	5,212,836	10,434,332	2%	0.7%
2023	5,307,600	10,578,174	1.82%	1.38%
2024	5,380,257	10,701,636	1.37%	1.17%
2025	5,434,538	10,687,819	1.01%	-0.13%
2026	5,484,615	10,670,917	0.92%	-0.16%
2027	5,531,657	10,653,073	0.86%	-0.17%
2028	5,576,425	10,632,868	0.81%	-0.19%
2029	5,618,258	10,611,484	0.75%	-0.2%
2030	5,656,768	10,591,436	0.69%	-0.19%
2031	5,693,185	10,571,418	0.64%	-0.19%
2032	5,728,435	10,549,456	0.62%	-0.21%
2033	5,761,833	10,526,482	0.58%	-0.22%
2034	5,793,145	10,502,882	0.54%	-0.22%
2035	5,822,398	10,478,843	0.5%	-0.23%
2036	5,850,388	10,454,630	0.48%	-0.23%
2037	5,878,309	10,430,128	0.48%	-0.23%
2038	5,905,728	10,404,947	0.47%	-0.24%
2039	5,931,438	10,377,968	0.44%	-0.26%
2040	5,956,212	10,349,515	0.42%	-0.27%
2041	5,980,704	10,321,577	0.41%	-0.27%
2042	6,002,968	10,294,106	0.37%	-0.27%
2043	6,022,662	10,264,596	0.33%	-0.29%
2044	6,041,053	10,233,543	0.31%	-0.3%
2045	6,057,952	10,201,832	0.28%	-0.31%
2046	6,072,174	10,168,932	0.23%	-0.32%
2047	6,084,484	10,135,159	0.2%	-0.33%
2048	6,096,077	10,101,419	0.19%	-0.33%
2049	6,105,740	10,066,064	0.16%	-0.35%
2050	6,112,322	10,029,252	0.11%	-0.37%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ireland increased by 542,043 people (a 13% growth), while Portugal lost 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ireland gained 772,806 (a 16.4% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 329,743 (a 3.18% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2005 and is still 121st in 2025. Portugal was ranked 76th in 2005 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.