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	5,307,600	13,954,471	1.82%	2.22%
2024	5,380,257	14,256,567	1.37%	2.16%
2025	5,434,538	14,569,343	1.01%	2.19%
2026	5,484,615	14,889,694	0.92%	2.2%
2027	5,531,657	15,214,324	0.86%	2.18%
2028	5,576,425	15,536,461	0.81%	2.12%
2029	5,618,258	15,844,649	0.75%	1.98%
2030	5,656,768	16,154,698	0.69%	1.96%
2031	5,693,185	16,473,106	0.64%	1.97%
2032	5,728,435	16,771,820	0.62%	1.81%
2033	5,761,833	17,073,475	0.58%	1.8%
2034	5,793,145	17,402,250	0.54%	1.93%
2035	5,822,398	17,746,315	0.5%	1.98%
2036	5,850,388	18,076,769	0.48%	1.86%
2037	5,878,309	18,395,838	0.48%	1.77%
2038	5,905,728	18,729,778	0.47%	1.82%
2039	5,931,438	19,076,783	0.44%	1.85%
2040	5,956,212	19,440,762	0.42%	1.91%
2041	5,980,704	19,806,170	0.41%	1.88%
2042	6,002,968	20,153,979	0.37%	1.76%
2043	6,022,662	20,500,826	0.33%	1.72%
2044	6,041,053	20,837,079	0.31%	1.64%
2045	6,057,952	21,152,650	0.28%	1.51%
2046	6,072,174	21,459,144	0.23%	1.45%
2047	6,084,484	21,764,578	0.2%	1.42%
2048	6,096,077	22,086,112	0.19%	1.48%
2049	6,105,740	22,403,887	0.16%	1.44%
2050	6,112,322	22,707,896	0.11%	1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ireland increased by 542,043 people (a 13% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,585,494 people (a 28.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ireland gained 772,806 (a 16.4% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,186,652 (a 27.4% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2005 and is still 121st in 2025. Rwanda was ranked 87th in 2005 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 53.2% to 22,707,896 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.