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	5,311,538	10,578,174	1.89%	1.38%
2024	5,395,790	10,694,681	1.59%	1.1%
2025	5,450,228	10,680,873	1.01%	-0.13%
2026	5,500,449	10,663,982	0.92%	-0.16%
2027	5,547,627	10,646,150	0.86%	-0.17%
2028	5,592,524	10,625,957	0.81%	-0.19%
2029	5,634,478	10,604,587	0.75%	-0.2%
2030	5,673,099	10,584,552	0.69%	-0.19%
2031	5,709,621	10,564,548	0.64%	-0.19%
2032	5,744,973	10,542,600	0.62%	-0.21%
2033	5,778,467	10,519,640	0.58%	-0.22%
2034	5,809,870	10,496,056	0.54%	-0.22%
2035	5,839,208	10,472,033	0.5%	-0.23%
2036	5,867,278	10,447,836	0.48%	-0.23%
2037	5,895,280	10,423,350	0.48%	-0.23%
2038	5,922,778	10,398,185	0.47%	-0.24%
2039	5,948,562	10,371,223	0.44%	-0.26%
2040	5,973,408	10,342,789	0.42%	-0.27%
2041	5,997,971	10,314,869	0.41%	-0.27%
2042	6,020,298	10,287,416	0.37%	-0.27%
2043	6,040,050	10,257,925	0.33%	-0.29%
2044	6,058,494	10,226,892	0.31%	-0.3%
2045	6,075,441	10,195,202	0.28%	-0.31%
2046	6,089,704	10,162,323	0.23%	-0.32%
2047	6,102,050	10,128,572	0.2%	-0.33%
2048	6,113,677	10,094,854	0.19%	-0.33%
2049	6,123,367	10,059,522	0.16%	-0.35%
2050	6,129,969	10,022,734	0.11%	-0.37%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 738,242 (a 15.5% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 338,530 (a 3.28% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 6.01% to 10,022,734 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.