Population in Ireland compared to South Africa: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Ireland and South Africa: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	South Africa	Ireland	South Africa
1960	2,828,600	16,440,172	-	-
1961	2,824,400	16,908,035	-0.15%	2.85%
1962	2,836,050	17,418,522	0.41%	3.02%
1963	2,852,650	17,954,564	0.59%	3.08%
1964	2,866,550	18,511,361	0.49%	3.1%
1965	2,877,300	19,089,380	0.38%	3.12%
1966	2,888,800	19,690,087	0.4%	3.15%
1967	2,902,450	20,314,066	0.47%	3.17%
1968	2,915,550	20,957,287	0.45%	3.17%
1969	2,932,650	21,614,676	0.59%	3.14%
1970	2,957,250	22,279,984	0.84%	3.08%
1971	2,992,050	22,942,143	1.18%	2.97%
1972	3,036,850	23,609,456	1.5%	2.91%
1973	3,085,950	24,294,263	1.62%	2.9%
1974	3,137,500	24,989,108	1.67%	2.86%
1975	3,189,550	25,690,940	1.66%	2.81%
1976	3,238,050	26,395,450	1.52%	2.74%
1977	3,282,200	27,118,952	1.36%	2.74%
1978	3,329,100	27,869,507	1.43%	2.77%
1979	3,373,750	28,634,162	1.34%	2.74%
1980	3,412,800	29,518,857	1.16%	3.09%
1981	3,453,000	30,541,044	1.18%	3.46%
1982	3,485,800	31,615,339	0.95%	3.52%
1983	3,510,600	32,739,304	0.71%	3.56%
1984	3,532,423	33,892,788	0.62%	3.52%
1985	3,538,082	35,042,093	0.16%	3.39%
1986	3,539,690	36,180,515	0.05%	3.25%
1987	3,540,057	37,326,190	0.01%	3.17%
1988	3,524,949	38,480,649	-0.43%	3.09%
1989	3,511,009	39,628,575	-0.4%	2.98%
1990	3,513,974	40,746,268	0.08%	2.82%
1991	3,534,235	41,687,898	0.58%	2.31%
1992	3,558,430	42,443,509	0.68%	1.81%
1993	3,576,261	43,297,156	0.5%	2.01%
1994	3,590,386	44,004,139	0.39%	1.63%
1995	3,608,841	44,541,554	0.51%	1.22%
1996	3,637,510	45,123,018	0.79%	1.31%
1997	3,674,171	45,666,838	1.01%	1.21%
1998	3,712,696	46,223,880	1.05%	1.22%
1999	3,754,786	46,730,335	1.13%	1.1%
2000	3,805,174	47,159,719	1.34%	0.92%
2001	3,866,243	47,566,800	1.6%	0.86%
2002	3,931,947	48,019,415	1.7%	0.95%
2003	3,996,521	48,500,348	1.64%	1%
2004	4,070,262	48,991,421	1.85%	1.01%
2005	4,159,914	49,490,033	2.2%	1.02%
2006	4,273,591	49,998,277	2.73%	1.03%
2007	4,398,942	50,528,584	2.93%	1.06%
2008	4,489,544	51,114,599	2.06%	1.16%
2009	4,535,375	51,728,516	1.02%	1.2%
2010	4,560,155	52,344,051	0.55%	1.19%
2011	4,580,084	52,995,205	0.44%	1.24%
2012	4,599,533	53,782,567	0.42%	1.49%
2013	4,623,816	54,678,791	0.53%	1.67%
2014	4,657,740	55,594,838	0.73%	1.68%
2015	4,701,957	56,723,537	0.95%	2.03%
2016	4,762,722	57,259,551	1.29%	0.94%
2017	4,827,445	57,635,162	1.36%	0.66%
2018	4,898,022	58,613,001	1.46%	1.7%
2019	4,976,456	59,587,885	1.6%	1.66%
2020	5,039,747	60,562,381	1.27%	1.64%
2021	5,110,585	61,502,603	1.41%	1.55%
2022	5,212,836	62,378,410	2%	1.42%
2023	5,307,600	63,212,384	1.82%	1.34%
2024	5,380,257	64,007,187	1.37%	1.26%
2025	5,434,538	64,747,317	1.01%	1.16%
2026	5,484,615	65,453,086	0.92%	1.09%
2027	5,531,657	66,143,018	0.86%	1.05%
2028	5,576,425	66,830,384	0.81%	1.04%
2029	5,618,258	67,506,850	0.75%	1.01%
2030	5,656,768	68,161,357	0.69%	0.97%
2031	5,693,185	68,798,574	0.64%	0.93%
2032	5,728,435	69,426,441	0.62%	0.91%
2033	5,761,833	70,040,484	0.58%	0.88%
2034	5,793,145	70,641,572	0.54%	0.86%
2035	5,822,398	71,234,749	0.5%	0.84%
2036	5,850,388	71,816,372	0.48%	0.82%
2037	5,878,309	72,387,807	0.48%	0.8%
2038	5,905,728	72,949,611	0.47%	0.78%
2039	5,931,438	73,496,152	0.44%	0.75%
2040	5,956,212	74,035,615	0.42%	0.73%
2041	5,980,704	74,575,444	0.41%	0.73%
2042	6,002,968	75,111,899	0.37%	0.72%
2043	6,022,662	75,641,512	0.33%	0.71%
2044	6,041,053	76,164,461	0.31%	0.69%
2045	6,057,952	76,681,448	0.28%	0.68%
2046	6,072,174	77,199,542	0.23%	0.68%
2047	6,084,484	77,716,650	0.2%	0.67%
2048	6,096,077	78,215,323	0.19%	0.64%
2049	6,105,740	78,699,584	0.16%	0.62%
2050	6,112,322	79,177,329	0.11%	0.61%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ireland increased by 542,043 people (a 13% growth), while South Africa gained 7,233,504 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ireland gained 772,806 (a 16.4% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,590,709 (a 15.1% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2005 and is still 121st in 2025. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2005 and still ranked 24th 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 South Africa will increase by 21.2% to 79,177,329 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.