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	5,311,538	18,358,615	1.89%	3.13%
2024	5,395,790	19,009,151	1.59%	3.54%
2025	5,450,228	19,654,737	1.01%	3.4%
2026	5,500,449	20,305,905	0.92%	3.31%
2027	5,547,627	20,959,056	0.86%	3.22%
2028	5,592,524	21,601,810	0.81%	3.07%
2029	5,634,478	22,247,714	0.75%	2.99%
2030	5,673,099	22,915,042	0.69%	3%
2031	5,709,621	23,589,793	0.64%	2.94%
2032	5,744,973	24,258,789	0.62%	2.84%
2033	5,778,467	24,921,830	0.58%	2.73%
2034	5,809,870	25,593,666	0.54%	2.7%
2035	5,839,208	26,294,943	0.5%	2.74%
2036	5,867,278	27,009,199	0.48%	2.72%
2037	5,895,280	27,731,170	0.48%	2.67%
2038	5,922,778	28,455,755	0.47%	2.61%
2039	5,948,562	29,167,897	0.44%	2.5%
2040	5,973,408	29,896,286	0.42%	2.5%
2041	5,997,971	30,635,956	0.41%	2.47%
2042	6,020,298	31,350,028	0.37%	2.33%
2043	6,040,050	32,057,980	0.33%	2.26%
2044	6,058,494	32,780,417	0.31%	2.25%
2045	6,075,441	33,510,163	0.28%	2.23%
2046	6,089,704	34,248,030	0.23%	2.2%
2047	6,102,050	34,996,366	0.2%	2.19%
2048	6,113,677	35,743,960	0.19%	2.14%
2049	6,123,367	36,474,683	0.16%	2.04%
2050	6,129,969	37,206,497	0.11%	2.01%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 738,242 (a 15.5% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 5,964,303 (a 41.6% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 83.2% to 37,206,497 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.