Population in Ireland compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Ireland and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	Saudi Arabia	Ireland	Saudi Arabia
1960	2,828,600	2,435,403	-	-
1961	2,824,400	2,526,347	-0.15%	3.73%
1962	2,836,050	2,620,910	0.41%	3.74%
1963	2,852,650	2,719,341	0.59%	3.76%
1964	2,866,550	2,821,968	0.49%	3.77%
1965	2,877,300	2,928,771	0.38%	3.78%
1966	2,888,800	3,039,887	0.4%	3.79%
1967	2,902,450	3,157,242	0.47%	3.86%
1968	2,915,550	3,282,711	0.45%	3.97%
1969	2,932,650	3,417,114	0.59%	4.09%
1970	2,957,250	3,562,470	0.84%	4.25%
1971	2,992,050	3,724,031	1.18%	4.54%
1972	3,036,850	3,905,722	1.5%	4.88%
1973	3,085,950	4,106,344	1.62%	5.14%
1974	3,137,500	4,323,632	1.67%	5.29%
1975	3,189,550	4,556,287	1.66%	5.38%
1976	3,238,050	4,807,933	1.52%	5.52%
1977	3,282,200	5,083,048	1.36%	5.72%
1978	3,329,100	5,381,902	1.43%	5.88%
1979	3,373,750	5,703,698	1.34%	5.98%
1980	3,412,800	6,047,997	1.16%	6.04%
1981	3,453,000	6,420,551	1.18%	6.16%
1982	3,485,800	6,824,486	0.95%	6.29%
1983	3,510,600	7,252,941	0.71%	6.28%
1984	3,532,423	7,697,307	0.62%	6.13%
1985	3,538,082	8,151,779	0.16%	5.9%
1986	3,539,690	8,628,639	0.05%	5.85%
1987	3,540,057	9,130,194	0.01%	5.81%
1988	3,524,949	9,629,165	-0.43%	5.47%
1989	3,511,009	10,128,394	-0.4%	5.18%
1990	3,513,974	10,640,691	0.08%	5.06%
1991	3,534,235	11,160,744	0.58%	4.89%
1992	3,558,430	11,686,676	0.68%	4.71%
1993	3,576,261	12,215,862	0.5%	4.53%
1994	3,590,386	12,750,040	0.39%	4.37%
1995	3,608,841	13,289,245	0.51%	4.23%
1996	3,637,510	13,831,009	0.79%	4.08%
1997	3,674,171	14,374,943	1.01%	3.93%
1998	3,712,696	14,922,185	1.05%	3.81%
1999	3,754,786	15,472,075	1.13%	3.69%
2000	3,805,174	16,177,722	1.34%	4.56%
2001	3,866,243	17,041,397	1.6%	5.34%
2002	3,931,947	17,910,910	1.7%	5.1%
2003	3,996,521	18,786,767	1.64%	4.89%
2004	4,070,262	19,669,480	1.85%	4.7%
2005	4,159,914	20,559,890	2.2%	4.53%
2006	4,273,591	21,459,144	2.73%	4.37%
2007	4,398,942	22,368,313	2.93%	4.24%
2008	4,489,544	23,287,877	2.06%	4.11%
2009	4,535,375	24,217,654	1.02%	3.99%
2010	4,560,155	23,978,487	0.55%	-0.99%
2011	4,580,084	25,091,867	0.44%	4.64%
2012	4,599,533	26,168,861	0.42%	4.29%
2013	4,623,816	27,624,004	0.53%	5.56%
2014	4,657,740	28,309,273	0.73%	2.48%
2015	4,701,957	29,816,382	0.95%	5.32%
2016	4,762,722	30,954,198	1.29%	3.82%
2017	4,827,445	30,977,355	1.36%	0.07%
2018	4,898,022	30,196,281	1.46%	-2.52%
2019	4,976,456	30,063,799	1.6%	-0.44%
2020	5,039,747	31,552,510	1.27%	4.95%
2021	5,110,585	30,784,383	1.41%	-2.43%
2022	5,212,836	32,175,224	2%	4.52%
2023	5,311,538	33,702,731	1.89%	4.75%
2024	5,395,790	35,300,280	1.59%	4.74%
2025	5,450,228	35,927,625	1.01%	1.78%
2026	5,500,449	36,550,694	0.92%	1.73%
2027	5,547,627	37,167,513	0.86%	1.69%
2028	5,592,524	37,775,810	0.81%	1.64%
2029	5,634,478	38,364,377	0.75%	1.56%
2030	5,673,099	38,918,375	0.69%	1.44%
2031	5,709,621	39,450,880	0.64%	1.37%
2032	5,744,973	39,983,934	0.62%	1.35%
2033	5,778,467	40,517,599	0.58%	1.33%
2034	5,809,870	41,052,423	0.54%	1.32%
2035	5,839,208	41,588,429	0.5%	1.31%
2036	5,867,278	42,125,184	0.48%	1.29%
2037	5,895,280	42,661,908	0.48%	1.27%
2038	5,922,778	43,198,420	0.47%	1.26%
2039	5,948,562	43,734,316	0.44%	1.24%
2040	5,973,408	44,269,571	0.42%	1.22%
2041	5,997,971	44,804,338	0.41%	1.21%
2042	6,020,298	45,338,111	0.37%	1.19%
2043	6,040,050	45,870,896	0.33%	1.18%
2044	6,058,494	46,403,116	0.31%	1.16%
2045	6,075,441	46,934,822	0.28%	1.15%
2046	6,089,704	47,465,267	0.23%	1.13%
2047	6,102,050	47,993,976	0.2%	1.11%
2048	6,113,677	48,521,364	0.19%	1.1%
2049	6,123,367	49,047,461	0.16%	1.08%
2050	6,129,969	49,572,202	0.11%	1.07%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 738,242 (a 15.5% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 5,603,237 (a 18.1% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st in 2026. Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th in 2006 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 35.6% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.