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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	Russia	Ireland	Russia
1960	2,828,600	119,897,000	-	-
1961	2,824,400	121,236,000	-0.15%	1.12%
1962	2,836,050	122,591,000	0.41%	1.12%
1963	2,852,650	123,960,000	0.59%	1.12%
1964	2,866,550	125,345,000	0.49%	1.12%
1965	2,877,300	126,745,000	0.38%	1.12%
1966	2,888,800	127,468,000	0.4%	0.57%
1967	2,902,450	128,196,000	0.47%	0.57%
1968	2,915,550	128,928,000	0.45%	0.57%
1969	2,932,650	129,664,000	0.59%	0.57%
1970	2,957,250	130,404,000	0.84%	0.57%
1971	2,992,050	131,155,000	1.18%	0.58%
1972	3,036,850	131,909,000	1.5%	0.57%
1973	3,085,950	132,669,000	1.62%	0.58%
1974	3,137,500	133,432,000	1.67%	0.58%
1975	3,189,550	134,200,000	1.66%	0.58%
1976	3,238,050	135,147,000	1.52%	0.71%
1977	3,282,200	136,100,000	1.36%	0.71%
1978	3,329,100	137,060,000	1.43%	0.71%
1979	3,373,750	138,027,000	1.34%	0.71%
1980	3,412,800	139,010,000	1.16%	0.71%
1981	3,453,000	139,941,000	1.18%	0.67%
1982	3,485,800	140,823,000	0.95%	0.63%
1983	3,510,600	141,668,000	0.71%	0.6%
1984	3,532,423	142,745,000	0.62%	0.76%
1985	3,538,082	143,858,000	0.16%	0.78%
1986	3,539,690	144,894,000	0.05%	0.72%
1987	3,540,057	145,908,000	0.01%	0.7%
1988	3,524,949	146,857,000	-0.43%	0.65%
1989	3,511,009	147,721,000	-0.4%	0.59%
1990	3,513,974	147,969,406	0.08%	0.17%
1991	3,534,235	148,394,216	0.58%	0.29%
1992	3,558,430	148,538,197	0.68%	0.1%
1993	3,576,261	148,458,777	0.5%	-0.05%
1994	3,590,386	148,407,912	0.39%	-0.03%
1995	3,608,841	148,375,787	0.51%	-0.02%
1996	3,637,510	148,160,129	0.79%	-0.15%
1997	3,674,171	147,915,361	1.01%	-0.17%
1998	3,712,696	147,670,784	1.05%	-0.17%
1999	3,754,786	147,214,776	1.13%	-0.31%
2000	3,805,174	146,596,869	1.34%	-0.42%
2001	3,866,243	145,976,482	1.6%	-0.42%
2002	3,931,947	145,306,497	1.7%	-0.46%
2003	3,996,521	144,648,618	1.64%	-0.45%
2004	4,070,262	144,067,316	1.85%	-0.4%
2005	4,159,914	143,518,814	2.2%	-0.38%
2006	4,273,591	143,049,637	2.73%	-0.33%
2007	4,398,942	142,805,114	2.93%	-0.17%
2008	4,489,544	142,742,366	2.06%	-0.04%
2009	4,535,375	142,785,348	1.02%	0.03%
2010	4,560,155	142,849,468	0.55%	0.04%
2011	4,580,084	143,018,195	0.44%	0.12%
2012	4,599,533	143,378,447	0.42%	0.25%
2013	4,623,816	143,805,638	0.53%	0.3%
2014	4,657,740	144,237,223	0.73%	0.3%
2015	4,701,957	144,640,716	0.95%	0.28%
2016	4,762,722	145,015,460	1.29%	0.26%
2017	4,827,445	145,293,260	1.36%	0.19%
2018	4,898,022	145,398,106	1.46%	0.07%
2019	4,976,456	145,453,291	1.6%	0.04%
2020	5,039,747	145,245,148	1.27%	-0.14%
2021	5,110,585	144,746,762	1.41%	-0.34%
2022	5,212,836	144,236,933	2%	-0.35%
2023	5,307,600	143,826,130	1.82%	-0.28%
2024	5,380,257	143,533,851	1.37%	-0.2%
2025	5,434,538	142,718,132	1.01%	-0.57%
2026	5,484,615	142,120,553	0.92%	-0.42%
2027	5,531,657	141,773,330	0.86%	-0.24%
2028	5,576,425	141,402,326	0.81%	-0.26%
2029	5,618,258	141,021,009	0.75%	-0.27%
2030	5,656,768	140,628,883	0.69%	-0.28%
2031	5,693,185	140,218,596	0.64%	-0.29%
2032	5,728,435	139,807,207	0.62%	-0.29%
2033	5,761,833	139,414,947	0.58%	-0.28%
2034	5,793,145	139,034,543	0.54%	-0.27%
2035	5,822,398	138,666,694	0.5%	-0.26%
2036	5,850,388	138,311,757	0.48%	-0.26%
2037	5,878,309	137,968,177	0.48%	-0.25%
2038	5,905,728	137,643,032	0.47%	-0.24%
2039	5,931,438	137,336,299	0.44%	-0.22%
2040	5,956,212	137,053,347	0.42%	-0.21%
2041	5,980,704	136,795,588	0.41%	-0.19%
2042	6,002,968	136,558,692	0.37%	-0.17%
2043	6,022,662	136,335,849	0.33%	-0.16%
2044	6,041,053	136,124,845	0.31%	-0.15%
2045	6,057,952	135,933,758	0.28%	-0.14%
2046	6,072,174	135,756,848	0.23%	-0.13%
2047	6,084,484	135,574,181	0.2%	-0.13%
2048	6,096,077	135,372,557	0.19%	-0.15%
2049	6,105,740	135,156,911	0.16%	-0.16%
2050	6,112,322	134,923,391	0.11%	-0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ireland increased by 542,043 people (a 13% growth), while Russia gained 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ireland gained 772,806 (a 16.4% growth), while Russia's population decreased by -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2005 and is still 121st in 2025. Russia was ranked 9th in 2005 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.