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	5,307,600	33,702,731	1.82%	4.75%
2024	5,380,257	35,300,280	1.37%	4.74%
2025	5,434,538	35,927,625	1.01%	1.78%
2026	5,484,615	36,550,694	0.92%	1.73%
2027	5,531,657	37,167,513	0.86%	1.69%
2028	5,576,425	37,775,810	0.81%	1.64%
2029	5,618,258	38,364,377	0.75%	1.56%
2030	5,656,768	38,918,375	0.69%	1.44%
2031	5,693,185	39,450,880	0.64%	1.37%
2032	5,728,435	39,983,934	0.62%	1.35%
2033	5,761,833	40,517,599	0.58%	1.33%
2034	5,793,145	41,052,423	0.54%	1.32%
2035	5,822,398	41,588,429	0.5%	1.31%
2036	5,850,388	42,125,184	0.48%	1.29%
2037	5,878,309	42,661,908	0.48%	1.27%
2038	5,905,728	43,198,420	0.47%	1.26%
2039	5,931,438	43,734,316	0.44%	1.24%
2040	5,956,212	44,269,571	0.42%	1.22%
2041	5,980,704	44,804,338	0.41%	1.21%
2042	6,002,968	45,338,111	0.37%	1.19%
2043	6,022,662	45,870,896	0.33%	1.18%
2044	6,041,053	46,403,116	0.31%	1.16%
2045	6,057,952	46,934,822	0.28%	1.15%
2046	6,072,174	47,465,267	0.23%	1.13%
2047	6,084,484	47,993,976	0.2%	1.11%
2048	6,096,077	48,521,364	0.19%	1.1%
2049	6,105,740	49,047,461	0.16%	1.08%
2050	6,112,322	49,572,202	0.11%	1.07%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ireland increased by 542,043 people (a 13% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,256,492 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ireland gained 772,806 (a 16.4% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 6,611,741 (a 22.2% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2005 and is still 121st in 2025. Saudi Arabia was ranked 51st in 2005 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 36.1% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.