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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	Qatar	Ireland	Qatar
1960	2,828,600	36,010	-	-
1961	2,824,400	39,680	-0.15%	10.2%
1962	2,836,050	44,630	0.41%	12.5%
1963	2,852,650	50,380	0.59%	12.9%
1964	2,866,550	56,867	0.49%	12.9%
1965	2,877,300	64,065	0.38%	12.7%
1966	2,888,800	72,192	0.4%	12.7%
1967	2,902,450	81,439	0.47%	12.8%
1968	2,915,550	91,749	0.45%	12.7%
1969	2,932,650	103,025	0.59%	12.3%
1970	2,957,250	116,350	0.84%	12.9%
1971	2,992,050	131,346	1.18%	12.9%
1972	3,036,850	146,506	1.5%	11.5%
1973	3,085,950	161,841	1.62%	10.5%
1974	3,137,500	177,362	1.67%	9.59%
1975	3,189,550	193,087	1.66%	8.87%
1976	3,238,050	209,052	1.52%	8.27%
1977	3,282,200	225,285	1.36%	7.77%
1978	3,329,100	241,808	1.43%	7.33%
1979	3,373,750	258,670	1.34%	6.97%
1980	3,412,800	275,913	1.16%	6.67%
1981	3,453,000	293,553	1.18%	6.39%
1982	3,485,800	311,537	0.95%	6.13%
1983	3,510,600	329,709	0.71%	5.83%
1984	3,532,423	347,878	0.62%	5.51%
1985	3,538,082	365,940	0.16%	5.19%
1986	3,539,690	382,422	0.05%	4.5%
1987	3,540,057	397,005	0.01%	3.81%
1988	3,524,949	411,264	-0.43%	3.59%
1989	3,511,009	425,646	-0.4%	3.5%
1990	3,513,974	440,175	0.08%	3.41%
1991	3,534,235	454,853	0.58%	3.33%
1992	3,558,430	469,657	0.68%	3.25%
1993	3,576,261	484,545	0.5%	3.17%
1994	3,590,386	499,459	0.39%	3.08%
1995	3,608,841	514,325	0.51%	2.98%
1996	3,637,510	529,019	0.79%	2.86%
1997	3,674,171	550,500	1.01%	4.06%
1998	3,712,696	580,540	1.05%	5.46%
1999	3,754,786	612,500	1.13%	5.51%
2000	3,805,174	644,989	1.34%	5.3%
2001	3,866,243	677,925	1.6%	5.11%
2002	3,931,947	711,205	1.7%	4.91%
2003	3,996,521	744,682	1.64%	4.71%
2004	4,070,262	773,332	1.85%	3.85%
2005	4,159,914	825,408	2.2%	6.73%
2006	4,273,591	972,831	2.73%	17.9%
2007	4,398,942	1,208,595	2.93%	24.2%
2008	4,489,544	1,426,938	2.06%	18.1%
2009	4,535,375	1,608,903	1.02%	12.8%
2010	4,560,155	1,616,832	0.55%	0.49%
2011	4,580,084	1,624,761	0.44%	0.49%
2012	4,599,533	1,722,438	0.42%	6.01%
2013	4,623,816	1,916,426	0.53%	11.3%
2014	4,657,740	2,151,745	0.73%	12.3%
2015	4,701,957	2,344,557	0.95%	8.96%
2016	4,762,722	2,477,113	1.29%	5.65%
2017	4,827,445	2,545,820	1.36%	2.77%
2018	4,898,022	2,580,734	1.46%	1.37%
2019	4,976,456	2,638,657	1.6%	2.24%
2020	5,039,747	2,794,148	1.27%	5.89%
2021	5,110,585	2,504,910	1.41%	-10.4%
2022	5,212,836	2,657,333	2%	6.08%
2023	5,307,600	2,656,032	1.82%	-0.05%
2024	5,380,257	2,857,822	1.37%	7.6%
2025	5,434,538	2,921,065	1.01%	2.21%
2026	5,484,615	2,975,134	0.92%	1.85%
2027	5,531,657	3,019,526	0.86%	1.49%
2028	5,576,425	3,057,695	0.81%	1.26%
2029	5,618,258	3,092,803	0.75%	1.15%
2030	5,656,768	3,125,174	0.69%	1.05%
2031	5,693,185	3,156,754	0.64%	1.01%
2032	5,728,435	3,189,188	0.62%	1.03%
2033	5,761,833	3,222,500	0.58%	1.04%
2034	5,793,145	3,256,691	0.54%	1.06%
2035	5,822,398	3,291,711	0.5%	1.08%
2036	5,850,388	3,327,585	0.48%	1.09%
2037	5,878,309	3,364,333	0.48%	1.1%
2038	5,905,728	3,401,906	0.47%	1.12%
2039	5,931,438	3,440,293	0.44%	1.13%
2040	5,956,212	3,479,439	0.42%	1.14%
2041	5,980,704	3,519,302	0.41%	1.15%
2042	6,002,968	3,559,840	0.37%	1.15%
2043	6,022,662	3,601,019	0.33%	1.16%
2044	6,041,053	3,642,784	0.31%	1.16%
2045	6,057,952	3,685,111	0.28%	1.16%
2046	6,072,174	3,727,959	0.23%	1.16%
2047	6,084,484	3,771,287	0.2%	1.16%
2048	6,096,077	3,815,108	0.19%	1.16%
2049	6,105,740	3,859,368	0.16%	1.16%
2050	6,112,322	3,904,074	0.11%	1.16%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ireland increased by 542,043 people (a 13% growth), while Qatar gained 1,519,149 people (a 184% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ireland gained 772,806 (a 16.4% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 619,940 (a 26.4% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2005 and is still 121st in 2025. Qatar was ranked 159th in 2005 and ranked 137th 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 Qatar will increase by 31.7% to 3,904,074 people and rank change from 137th to 134th.