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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	Somalia	Ireland	Somalia
1960	2,828,600	2,876,331	-	-
1961	2,824,400	2,952,054	-0.15%	2.63%
1962	2,836,050	3,030,091	0.41%	2.64%
1963	2,852,650	3,110,361	0.59%	2.65%
1964	2,866,550	3,192,796	0.49%	2.65%
1965	2,877,300	3,277,874	0.38%	2.66%
1966	2,888,800	3,365,106	0.4%	2.66%
1967	2,902,450	3,454,537	0.47%	2.66%
1968	2,915,550	3,546,590	0.45%	2.66%
1969	2,932,650	3,641,015	0.59%	2.66%
1970	2,957,250	3,738,448	0.84%	2.68%
1971	2,992,050	3,837,691	1.18%	2.65%
1972	3,036,850	3,939,436	1.5%	2.65%
1973	3,085,950	4,045,592	1.62%	2.69%
1974	3,137,500	4,151,842	1.67%	2.63%
1975	3,189,550	4,257,535	1.66%	2.55%
1976	3,238,050	4,365,812	1.52%	2.54%
1977	3,282,200	4,484,050	1.36%	2.71%
1978	3,329,100	4,814,892	1.43%	7.38%
1979	3,373,750	5,449,117	1.34%	13.2%
1980	3,412,800	5,936,154	1.16%	8.94%
1981	3,453,000	5,982,849	1.18%	0.79%
1982	3,485,800	6,003,840	0.95%	0.35%
1983	3,510,600	6,198,430	0.71%	3.24%
1984	3,532,423	6,428,389	0.62%	3.71%
1985	3,538,082	6,693,289	0.16%	4.12%
1986	3,539,690	6,974,788	0.05%	4.21%
1987	3,540,057	7,228,302	0.01%	3.63%
1988	3,524,949	7,235,360	-0.43%	0.1%
1989	3,511,009	7,114,817	-0.4%	-1.67%
1990	3,513,974	7,082,811	0.08%	-0.45%
1991	3,534,235	6,813,760	0.58%	-3.8%
1992	3,558,430	6,495,107	0.68%	-4.68%
1993	3,576,261	6,681,399	0.5%	2.87%
1994	3,590,386	7,026,797	0.39%	5.17%
1995	3,608,841	7,285,007	0.51%	3.67%
1996	3,637,510	7,554,474	0.79%	3.7%
1997	3,674,171	7,824,525	1.01%	3.57%
1998	3,712,696	8,155,417	1.05%	4.23%
1999	3,754,786	8,492,059	1.13%	4.13%
2000	3,805,174	8,838,713	1.34%	4.08%
2001	3,866,243	9,198,493	1.6%	4.07%
2002	3,931,947	9,550,063	1.7%	3.82%
2003	3,996,521	9,909,157	1.64%	3.76%
2004	4,070,262	10,280,998	1.85%	3.75%
2005	4,159,914	10,644,228	2.2%	3.53%
2006	4,273,591	10,975,502	2.73%	3.11%
2007	4,398,942	11,322,582	2.93%	3.16%
2008	4,489,544	11,663,084	2.06%	3.01%
2009	4,535,375	11,961,201	1.02%	2.56%
2010	4,560,155	12,261,756	0.55%	2.51%
2011	4,580,084	12,348,830	0.44%	0.71%
2012	4,599,533	12,461,160	0.42%	0.91%
2013	4,623,816	12,869,594	0.53%	3.28%
2014	4,657,740	13,339,491	0.73%	3.65%
2015	4,701,957	13,806,963	0.95%	3.5%
2016	4,762,722	14,348,740	1.29%	3.92%
2017	4,827,445	14,916,629	1.36%	3.96%
2018	4,898,022	15,452,487	1.46%	3.59%
2019	4,976,456	16,030,971	1.6%	3.74%
2020	5,039,747	16,651,191	1.27%	3.87%
2021	5,110,585	17,271,431	1.41%	3.72%
2022	5,212,836	17,801,897	2%	3.07%
2023	5,307,600	18,358,615	1.82%	3.13%
2024	5,380,257	19,009,151	1.37%	3.54%
2025	5,434,538	19,654,737	1.01%	3.4%
2026	5,484,615	20,305,905	0.92%	3.31%
2027	5,531,657	20,959,056	0.86%	3.22%
2028	5,576,425	21,601,810	0.81%	3.07%
2029	5,618,258	22,247,714	0.75%	2.99%
2030	5,656,768	22,915,042	0.69%	3%
2031	5,693,185	23,589,793	0.64%	2.94%
2032	5,728,435	24,258,789	0.62%	2.84%
2033	5,761,833	24,921,830	0.58%	2.73%
2034	5,793,145	25,593,666	0.54%	2.7%
2035	5,822,398	26,294,943	0.5%	2.74%
2036	5,850,388	27,009,199	0.48%	2.72%
2037	5,878,309	27,731,170	0.48%	2.67%
2038	5,905,728	28,455,755	0.47%	2.61%
2039	5,931,438	29,167,897	0.44%	2.5%
2040	5,956,212	29,896,286	0.42%	2.5%
2041	5,980,704	30,635,956	0.41%	2.47%
2042	6,002,968	31,350,028	0.37%	2.33%
2043	6,022,662	32,057,980	0.33%	2.26%
2044	6,041,053	32,780,417	0.31%	2.25%
2045	6,057,952	33,510,163	0.28%	2.23%
2046	6,072,174	34,248,030	0.23%	2.2%
2047	6,084,484	34,996,366	0.2%	2.19%
2048	6,096,077	35,743,960	0.19%	2.14%
2049	6,105,740	36,474,683	0.16%	2.04%
2050	6,112,322	37,206,497	0.11%	2.01%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ireland increased by 542,043 people (a 13% growth), while Somalia gained 3,162,735 people (a 29.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ireland gained 772,806 (a 16.4% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,370,843 (a 46.1% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2005 and is still 121st in 2025. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2005 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 84.4% to 37,206,497 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.