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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	Rwanda	Ireland	Rwanda
1960	2,828,600	3,022,294	-	-
1961	2,824,400	3,106,779	-0.15%	2.8%
1962	2,836,050	3,186,025	0.41%	2.55%
1963	2,852,650	3,258,890	0.59%	2.29%
1964	2,866,550	3,334,834	0.49%	2.33%
1965	2,877,300	3,423,210	0.38%	2.65%
1966	2,888,800	3,521,626	0.4%	2.87%
1967	2,902,450	3,629,577	0.47%	3.07%
1968	2,915,550	3,744,010	0.45%	3.15%
1969	2,932,650	3,861,271	0.59%	3.13%
1970	2,957,250	3,980,669	0.84%	3.09%
1971	2,992,050	4,100,044	1.18%	3%
1972	3,036,850	4,220,335	1.5%	2.93%
1973	3,085,950	4,345,047	1.62%	2.96%
1974	3,137,500	4,474,228	1.67%	2.97%
1975	3,189,550	4,607,728	1.66%	2.98%
1976	3,238,050	4,745,954	1.52%	3%
1977	3,282,200	4,888,240	1.36%	3%
1978	3,329,100	5,035,171	1.43%	3.01%
1979	3,373,750	5,189,541	1.34%	3.07%
1980	3,412,800	5,353,259	1.16%	3.15%
1981	3,453,000	5,527,230	1.18%	3.25%
1982	3,485,800	5,711,549	0.95%	3.33%
1983	3,510,600	5,905,311	0.71%	3.39%
1984	3,532,423	6,107,627	0.62%	3.43%
1985	3,538,082	6,317,228	0.16%	3.43%
1986	3,539,690	6,531,881	0.05%	3.4%
1987	3,540,057	6,749,493	0.01%	3.33%
1988	3,524,949	6,968,071	-0.43%	3.24%
1989	3,511,009	7,184,706	-0.4%	3.11%
1990	3,513,974	7,375,307	0.08%	2.65%
1991	3,534,235	7,526,966	0.58%	2.06%
1992	3,558,430	7,683,266	0.68%	2.08%
1993	3,576,261	7,981,132	0.5%	3.88%
1994	3,590,386	6,792,352	0.39%	-14.9%
1995	3,608,841	5,674,118	0.51%	-16.5%
1996	3,637,510	6,708,764	0.79%	18.2%
1997	3,674,171	7,755,238	1.01%	15.6%
1998	3,712,696	8,081,681	1.05%	4.21%
1999	3,754,786	8,147,912	1.13%	0.82%
2000	3,805,174	8,213,931	1.34%	0.81%
2001	3,866,243	8,287,094	1.6%	0.89%
2002	3,931,947	8,400,180	1.7%	1.36%
2003	3,996,521	8,586,875	1.64%	2.22%
2004	4,070,262	8,816,844	1.85%	2.68%
2005	4,159,914	9,054,528	2.2%	2.7%
2006	4,273,591	9,299,246	2.73%	2.7%
2007	4,398,942	9,549,933	2.93%	2.7%
2008	4,489,544	9,804,269	2.06%	2.66%
2009	4,535,375	10,060,432	1.02%	2.61%
2010	4,560,155	10,317,553	0.55%	2.56%
2011	4,580,084	10,573,733	0.44%	2.48%
2012	4,599,533	10,829,901	0.42%	2.42%
2013	4,623,816	11,093,340	0.53%	2.43%
2014	4,657,740	11,364,757	0.73%	2.45%
2015	4,701,957	11,640,022	0.95%	2.42%
2016	4,762,722	11,919,183	1.29%	2.4%
2017	4,827,445	12,202,060	1.36%	2.37%
2018	4,898,022	12,487,996	1.46%	2.34%
2019	4,976,456	12,776,103	1.6%	2.31%
2020	5,039,747	13,065,837	1.27%	2.27%
2021	5,110,585	13,355,260	1.41%	2.22%
2022	5,212,836	13,651,030	2%	2.21%
2023	5,311,538	13,954,471	1.89%	2.22%
2024	5,395,790	14,256,567	1.59%	2.16%
2025	5,450,228	14,569,343	1.01%	2.19%
2026	5,500,449	14,889,694	0.92%	2.2%
2027	5,547,627	15,214,324	0.86%	2.18%
2028	5,592,524	15,536,461	0.81%	2.12%
2029	5,634,478	15,844,649	0.75%	1.98%
2030	5,673,099	16,154,698	0.69%	1.96%
2031	5,709,621	16,473,106	0.64%	1.97%
2032	5,744,973	16,771,820	0.62%	1.81%
2033	5,778,467	17,073,475	0.58%	1.8%
2034	5,809,870	17,402,250	0.54%	1.93%
2035	5,839,208	17,746,315	0.5%	1.98%
2036	5,867,278	18,076,769	0.48%	1.86%
2037	5,895,280	18,395,838	0.48%	1.77%
2038	5,922,778	18,729,778	0.47%	1.82%
2039	5,948,562	19,076,783	0.44%	1.85%
2040	5,973,408	19,440,762	0.42%	1.91%
2041	5,997,971	19,806,170	0.41%	1.88%
2042	6,020,298	20,153,979	0.37%	1.76%
2043	6,040,050	20,500,826	0.33%	1.72%
2044	6,058,494	20,837,079	0.31%	1.64%
2045	6,075,441	21,152,650	0.28%	1.51%
2046	6,089,704	21,459,144	0.23%	1.45%
2047	6,102,050	21,764,578	0.2%	1.42%
2048	6,113,677	22,086,112	0.19%	1.48%
2049	6,123,367	22,403,887	0.16%	1.44%
2050	6,129,969	22,707,896	0.11%	1.36%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 738,242 (a 15.5% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 2,974,058 (a 25% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 52.5% to 22,707,896 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.