Population in Ireland compared to the Solomon Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Ireland and the Solomon Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	Solomon Islands	Ireland	Solomon Islands
1960	2,828,600	139,688	-	-
1961	2,824,400	142,912	-0.15%	2.31%
1962	2,836,050	146,201	0.41%	2.3%
1963	2,852,650	149,589	0.59%	2.32%
1964	2,866,550	153,085	0.49%	2.34%
1965	2,877,300	156,686	0.38%	2.35%
1966	2,888,800	160,393	0.4%	2.37%
1967	2,902,450	164,245	0.47%	2.4%
1968	2,915,550	168,282	0.45%	2.46%
1969	2,932,650	172,476	0.59%	2.49%
1970	2,957,250	176,579	0.84%	2.38%
1971	2,992,050	180,637	1.18%	2.3%
1972	3,036,850	184,994	1.5%	2.41%
1973	3,085,950	189,774	1.62%	2.58%
1974	3,137,500	195,041	1.67%	2.78%
1975	3,189,550	200,744	1.66%	2.92%
1976	3,238,050	207,194	1.52%	3.21%
1977	3,282,200	214,418	1.36%	3.49%
1978	3,329,100	222,029	1.43%	3.55%
1979	3,373,750	229,953	1.34%	3.57%
1980	3,412,800	238,135	1.16%	3.56%
1981	3,453,000	246,555	1.18%	3.54%
1982	3,485,800	255,200	0.95%	3.51%
1983	3,510,600	264,068	0.71%	3.47%
1984	3,532,423	273,163	0.62%	3.44%
1985	3,538,082	282,455	0.16%	3.4%
1986	3,539,690	291,842	0.05%	3.32%
1987	3,540,057	301,414	0.01%	3.28%
1988	3,524,949	311,265	-0.43%	3.27%
1989	3,511,009	321,282	-0.4%	3.22%
1990	3,513,974	331,435	0.08%	3.16%
1991	3,534,235	341,738	0.58%	3.11%
1992	3,558,430	352,205	0.68%	3.06%
1993	3,576,261	362,839	0.5%	3.02%
1994	3,590,386	373,675	0.39%	2.99%
1995	3,608,841	384,733	0.51%	2.96%
1996	3,637,510	396,009	0.79%	2.93%
1997	3,674,171	407,474	1.01%	2.9%
1998	3,712,696	419,071	1.05%	2.85%
1999	3,754,786	430,500	1.13%	2.73%
2000	3,805,174	440,469	1.34%	2.32%
2001	3,866,243	449,125	1.6%	1.97%
2002	3,931,947	457,671	1.7%	1.9%
2003	3,996,521	466,154	1.64%	1.85%
2004	4,070,262	474,611	1.85%	1.81%
2005	4,159,914	483,080	2.2%	1.78%
2006	4,273,591	491,594	2.73%	1.76%
2007	4,398,942	500,156	2.93%	1.74%
2008	4,489,544	508,790	2.06%	1.73%
2009	4,535,375	518,141	1.02%	1.84%
2010	4,560,155	532,968	0.55%	2.86%
2011	4,580,084	552,945	0.44%	3.75%
2012	4,599,533	573,606	0.42%	3.74%
2013	4,623,816	594,945	0.53%	3.72%
2014	4,657,740	616,908	0.73%	3.69%
2015	4,701,957	639,415	0.95%	3.65%
2016	4,762,722	662,379	1.29%	3.59%
2017	4,827,445	685,672	1.36%	3.52%
2018	4,898,022	709,101	1.46%	3.42%
2019	4,976,456	728,147	1.6%	2.69%
2020	5,039,747	744,498	1.27%	2.25%
2021	5,110,585	762,591	1.41%	2.43%
2022	5,212,836	781,066	2%	2.42%
2023	5,307,600	800,005	1.82%	2.42%
2024	5,380,257	819,198	1.37%	2.4%
2025	5,434,538	838,646	1.01%	2.37%
2026	5,484,615	858,283	0.92%	2.34%
2027	5,531,657	878,097	0.86%	2.31%
2028	5,576,425	898,073	0.81%	2.27%
2029	5,618,258	918,152	0.75%	2.24%
2030	5,656,768	938,340	0.69%	2.2%
2031	5,693,185	958,614	0.64%	2.16%
2032	5,728,435	978,977	0.62%	2.12%
2033	5,761,833	999,314	0.58%	2.08%
2034	5,793,145	1,019,534	0.54%	2.02%
2035	5,822,398	1,039,655	0.5%	1.97%
2036	5,850,388	1,059,521	0.48%	1.91%
2037	5,878,309	1,079,088	0.48%	1.85%
2038	5,905,728	1,098,284	0.47%	1.78%
2039	5,931,438	1,117,085	0.44%	1.71%
2040	5,956,212	1,135,445	0.42%	1.64%
2041	5,980,704	1,153,450	0.41%	1.59%
2042	6,002,968	1,171,334	0.37%	1.55%
2043	6,022,662	1,189,113	0.33%	1.52%
2044	6,041,053	1,206,729	0.31%	1.48%
2045	6,057,952	1,224,188	0.28%	1.45%
2046	6,072,174	1,241,491	0.23%	1.41%
2047	6,084,484	1,258,611	0.2%	1.38%
2048	6,096,077	1,275,579	0.19%	1.35%
2049	6,105,740	1,292,414	0.16%	1.32%
2050	6,112,322	1,309,098	0.11%	1.29%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ireland increased by 542,043 people (a 13% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ireland gained 772,806 (a 16.4% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 215,004 (a 33.6% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2005 and is still 121st in 2025. The Solomon Islands was ranked 166th in 2005 and ranked 161st 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 the Solomon Islands will increase by 53.2% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.