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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ireland was 5,395,790 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ireland's population is 5,518,360 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 25.7 times bigger than Ireland's.
  • Ireland is ranked the 121st most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.78% of the world: 0.07% for Ireland vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Ireland has had an average growth rate of +1.41% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ireland has increased from 4.27M people to 5.52M (29.1% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Ireland vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ireland Russia
2100 5,468,791 124,983,377
2099 5,493,162 125,086,144
2098 5,516,999 125,186,329
2097 5,540,157 125,264,415
2096 5,562,811 125,354,177
2095 5,583,505 125,422,006
2094 5,603,538 125,474,373
2093 5,623,266 125,529,632
2092 5,642,437 125,604,261
2091 5,661,268 125,652,742
2090 5,680,076 125,707,894
2089 5,697,512 125,760,026
2088 5,714,108 125,810,124
2087 5,729,431 125,858,116
2086 5,743,405 125,926,035
2085 5,757,666 126,001,913
2084 5,771,610 126,076,414
2083 5,785,324 126,151,046
2082 5,798,037 126,234,371
2081 5,809,262 126,317,768
2080 5,821,598 126,414,511
2079 5,836,731 126,534,688
2078 5,851,937 126,674,591
2077 5,867,627 126,830,956
2076 5,883,876 126,982,766
2075 5,900,200 127,165,304
2074 5,917,659 127,362,143
2073 5,934,975 127,576,856
2072 5,952,211 127,802,632
2071 5,969,279 128,080,998
2070 5,986,770 128,353,977
2069 6,003,570 128,642,208
2068 6,019,937 128,920,237
2067 6,035,810 129,203,483
2066 6,051,604 129,511,983
2065 6,066,791 129,842,007
2064 6,081,606 130,177,089
2063 6,094,455 130,522,107
2062 6,106,325 130,851,664
2061 6,118,587 131,200,160
2060 6,131,482 131,526,812
2059 6,143,979 131,884,461
2058 6,153,447 132,247,211
2057 6,161,059 132,584,941
2056 6,164,047 132,925,501
2055 6,168,611 133,271,436
2054 6,169,455 133,595,068
2053 6,169,673 133,914,243
2052 6,167,591 134,180,223
2051 6,164,894 134,443,510
2050 6,159,756 134,687,487
2049 6,151,623 134,909,323
2048 6,140,272 135,117,641
2047 6,128,245 135,311,492
2046 6,115,454 135,482,008
2045 6,099,562 135,664,379
2044 6,081,384 135,863,165
2043 6,062,477 136,085,277
2042 6,041,683 136,307,658
2041 6,017,573 136,557,818
2040 5,992,311 136,821,807
2039 5,967,604 137,122,219
2038 5,940,474 137,433,644
2037 5,912,327 137,770,811
2036 5,884,159 138,118,955
2035 5,855,902 138,478,809
2034 5,825,178 138,852,689
2033 5,792,751 139,237,595
2032 5,757,842 139,635,142
2031 5,721,671 140,058,187
2030 5,684,420 140,453,528
2029 5,644,008 140,840,370
2028 5,600,083 141,214,141
2027 5,553,725 141,580,416
2026 5,505,248 141,906,741
2025 5,452,752 142,772,403
2024 5,395,790 143,533,851
2023 5,311,538 143,826,130
2022 5,212,836 144,236,933
2021 5,110,585 144,746,762
2020 5,039,747 145,245,148
2019 4,976,456 145,453,291
2018 4,898,022 145,398,106
2017 4,827,445 145,293,260
2016 4,762,722 145,015,460
2015 4,701,957 144,640,716
2014 4,657,740 144,237,223
2013 4,623,816 143,805,638
2012 4,599,533 143,378,447
2011 4,580,084 143,018,195
2010 4,560,155 142,849,468
2009 4,535,375 142,785,348
2008 4,489,544 142,742,366
2007 4,398,942 142,805,114
2006 4,273,591 143,049,637
2005 4,159,914 143,518,814
2004 4,070,262 144,067,316
2003 3,996,521 144,648,618
2002 3,931,947 145,306,497
2001 3,866,243 145,976,482
2000 3,805,174 146,596,869
1999 3,754,786 147,214,776
1998 3,712,696 147,670,784
1997 3,674,171 147,915,361
1996 3,637,510 148,160,129
1995 3,608,841 148,375,787
1994 3,590,386 148,407,912
1993 3,576,261 148,458,777
1992 3,558,430 148,538,197
1991 3,534,235 148,394,216
1990 3,513,974 147,969,406
1989 3,511,009 147,721,000
1988 3,524,949 146,857,000
1987 3,540,057 145,908,000
1986 3,539,690 144,894,000
1985 3,538,082 143,858,000
1984 3,532,423 142,745,000
1983 3,510,600 141,668,000
1982 3,485,800 140,823,000
1981 3,453,000 139,941,000
1980 3,412,800 139,010,000
1979 3,373,750 138,027,000
1978 3,329,100 137,060,000
1977 3,282,200 136,100,000
1976 3,238,050 135,147,000
1975 3,189,550 134,200,000
1974 3,137,500 133,432,000
1973 3,085,950 132,669,000
1972 3,036,850 131,909,000
1971 2,992,050 131,155,000
1970 2,957,250 130,404,000
1969 2,932,650 129,664,000
1968 2,915,550 128,928,000
1967 2,902,450 128,196,000
1966 2,888,800 127,468,000
1965 2,877,300 126,745,000
1964 2,866,550 125,345,000
1963 2,852,650 123,960,000
1962 2,836,050 122,591,000
1961 2,824,400 121,236,000
1960 2,828,600 119,897,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 755,638 people (a 15.9% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Ireland's population will grow by 11.6% to 6,159,756 people with a rank change from 121st to 119th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Ireland is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 6.17M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ireland Russia
2100 -0.44% -0.08%
2099 -0.43% -0.08%
2098 -0.42% -0.06%
2097 -0.41% -0.07%
2096 -0.37% -0.05%
2095 -0.36% -0.04%
2094 -0.35% -0.04%
2093 -0.34% -0.06%
2092 -0.33% -0.04%
2091 -0.33% -0.04%
2090 -0.31% -0.04%
2089 -0.29% -0.04%
2088 -0.27% -0.04%
2087 -0.24% -0.05%
2086 -0.25% -0.06%
2085 -0.24% -0.06%
2084 -0.24% -0.06%
2083 -0.22% -0.07%
2082 -0.19% -0.07%
2081 -0.21% -0.08%
2080 -0.26% -0.09%
2079 -0.26% -0.11%
2078 -0.27% -0.12%
2077 -0.28% -0.12%
2076 -0.28% -0.14%
2075 -0.3% -0.15%
2074 -0.29% -0.17%
2073 -0.29% -0.18%
2072 -0.29% -0.22%
2071 -0.29% -0.21%
2070 -0.28% -0.22%
2069 -0.27% -0.22%
2068 -0.26% -0.22%
2067 -0.26% -0.24%
2066 -0.25% -0.25%
2065 -0.24% -0.26%
2064 -0.21% -0.26%
2063 -0.19% -0.25%
2062 -0.2% -0.27%
2061 -0.21% -0.25%
2060 -0.2% -0.27%
2059 -0.15% -0.27%
2058 -0.12% -0.25%
2057 -0.05% -0.26%
2056 -0.07% -0.26%
2055 -0.01% -0.24%
2054 -0.004% -0.24%
2053 0.03% -0.2%
2052 0.04% -0.2%
2051 0.08% -0.18%
2050 0.13% -0.16%
2049 0.18% -0.15%
2048 0.2% -0.14%
2047 0.21% -0.13%
2046 0.26% -0.13%
2045 0.3% -0.15%
2044 0.31% -0.16%
2043 0.34% -0.16%
2042 0.4% -0.18%
2041 0.42% -0.19%
2040 0.41% -0.22%
2039 0.46% -0.23%
2038 0.48% -0.24%
2037 0.48% -0.25%
2036 0.48% -0.26%
2035 0.53% -0.27%
2034 0.56% -0.28%
2033 0.61% -0.28%
2032 0.63% -0.3%
2031 0.66% -0.28%
2030 0.72% -0.27%
2029 0.78% -0.26%
2028 0.83% -0.26%
2027 0.88% -0.23%
2026 0.96% -0.61%
2025 1.06% -0.53%
2024 1.59% -0.2%
2023 1.89% -0.28%
2022 2% -0.35%
2021 1.41% -0.34%
2020 1.27% -0.14%
2019 1.6% 0.04%
2018 1.46% 0.07%
2017 1.36% 0.19%
2016 1.29% 0.26%
2015 0.95% 0.28%
2014 0.73% 0.3%
2013 0.53% 0.3%
2012 0.42% 0.25%
2011 0.44% 0.12%
2010 0.55% 0.04%
2009 1.02% 0.03%
2008 2.06% -0.04%
2007 2.93% -0.17%
2006 2.73% -0.33%
2005 2.2% -0.38%
2004 1.85% -0.4%
2003 1.64% -0.45%
2002 1.7% -0.46%
2001 1.6% -0.42%
2000 1.34% -0.42%
1999 1.13% -0.31%
1998 1.05% -0.17%
1997 1.01% -0.17%
1996 0.79% -0.15%
1995 0.51% -0.02%
1994 0.39% -0.03%
1993 0.5% -0.05%
1992 0.68% 0.1%
1991 0.58% 0.29%
1990 0.08% 0.17%
1989 -0.4% 0.59%
1988 -0.43% 0.65%
1987 0.01% 0.7%
1986 0.05% 0.72%
1985 0.16% 0.78%
1984 0.62% 0.76%
1983 0.71% 0.6%
1982 0.95% 0.63%
1981 1.18% 0.67%
1980 1.16% 0.71%
1979 1.34% 0.71%
1978 1.43% 0.71%
1977 1.36% 0.71%
1976 1.52% 0.71%
1975 1.66% 0.58%
1974 1.67% 0.58%
1973 1.62% 0.58%
1972 1.5% 0.57%
1971 1.18% 0.58%
1970 0.84% 0.57%
1969 0.59% 0.57%
1968 0.45% 0.57%
1967 0.47% 0.57%
1966 0.4% 0.57%
1965 0.38% 1.12%
1964 0.49% 1.12%
1963 0.59% 1.12%
1962 0.41% 1.12%
1961 -0.15% 1.12%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ireland grew by 1.59%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Ireland Russia
Current population
5518360
141906741
Population rank 121/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.71%
One net population change
6.24 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
9.61 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
15 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +231 -801
Annual growth/decline +84,252 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.59% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 68/197 177/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +35,417 -251,822
Net migration rank 27/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 1,216,237 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 52/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 23.1% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 25/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ireland
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ireland Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 35,417 - -251,822
2024 - 39,059 - -178,042
2023 19,652 43,873 -503,392 27,807
2022 19,287 93,535 -576,948 765,629
2021 26,064 27,419 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 23,687 15,746 -697,177 334,094
2019 28,365 29,663 -319,997 336,494
2018 29,878 33,387 -232,637 339,972
2017 31,379 28,883 -130,764 396,619
2016 33,339 18,967 0 447,645
2015 35,265 13,376 43,392 384,756
2014 37,728 448 28,848 264,698
2013 39,302 -12,309 28,761 289,872
2012 42,775 -22,411 0 285,977
2011 45,801 -26,529 -128,716 309,377
2010 47,426 -26,974 -242,844 307,555
2009 47,168 -18,524 -257,014 350,206
2008 46,691 18,979 -356,856 360,840
2007 43,109 76,465 -471,257 365,717
2006 36,752 94,513 -686,638 308,370
2005 33,279 63,983 -846,761 263,541
2004 33,376 49,102 -792,370 261,519
2003 32,372 32,220 -896,822 256,804
2002 31,062 34,286 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 27,837 39,220 -963,445 259,614
2000 23,592 31,298 -967,540 550,401
1999 21,402 23,592 -927,453 375,468
1998 22,277 16,615 -694,053 528,135
1997 21,311 17,425 -769,159 541,387
1996 18,915 9,959 -785,248 587,171
1995 16,601 10,019 -845,742 723,875
1994 17,234 -3,118 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 17,166 -3,762 -757,140 507,229
1992 20,283 1,335 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 21,206 4,944 103,876 125,505
1990 21,787 -8,203 325,533 299,863
1989 20,012 -28,752 576,112 89,400
1988 22,912 -44,020 778,343 269,862
1987 26,904 -38,426 977,583 275,611
1986 27,963 -21,139 985,279 283,553
1985 29,013 -16,178 762,447 280,614
1984 31,791 -15,549 756,548 247,026
1983 34,053 -15,043 906,676 200,159
1982 38,344 -14,464 830,855 107,520
1981 39,364 -10,834 713,700 36,686
1980 40,612 -2,876 681,149 10,440
1979 38,798 1,486 690,135 -5,791
1978 36,288 15,543 812,766 108,882
1977 35,448 14,505 832,932 122,316
1976 33,676 14,200 852,237 113,851
1975 34,128 13,828 843,850 80,069
1974 34,199 13,482 883,186 -51,759
1973 34,562 13,164 846,561 -107,568
1972 34,316 12,858 872,050 -111,168
1971 35,606 5,851 854,999 -134,968
1970 30,756 -8,892 785,554 -264,464
1969 29,326 -10,250 753,088 -64,643
1968 27,697 -11,132 787,621 -83,221
1967 29,895 -11,708 854,554 -116,029
1966 26,866 -11,858 989,279 -111,360
1965 30,500 -14,016 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 31,532 -15,640 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 29,667 -16,615 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 28,077 -17,438 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 25,137 -22,237 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 28,286 -38,492 1,962,834 -234,895

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/russia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 48.2% of the population change in Ireland is from natural causes (a gain of 284,644 people) and 51.8% is from migration (a gain of 305,297 people). In Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 1,216,237 residents or 23.1% of the population were not native-born in Ireland, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

Biggest cities by population

Ireland
City Population
Dublin 593K
Cork 222K
Galway 83.5K
Limerick 62.7K
Waterford 48.4K
Drogheda 41K
Swords 40.8K
Dundalk 39K
Tralee 26.1K
Kilkenny 22.2K
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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