The latest officially reported population of Ireland was 5,395,790 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ireland's population is 5,500,964 people compared to 645,315 in Suriname.
Population statistics:
- Ireland's population is 8.52 times bigger than Suriname's.
- Ireland is ranked the 121st most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.07% for Ireland vs 0.008% for Suriname.
- For the last 10 years, Ireland has had an average growth rate of +1.41% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
- Since 2006, the population of Ireland has increased from 4.27M people to 5.5M (28.7% growth), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 645K (22.9% growth).
- Ireland is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 6.14M people compared to the peak of 753K people in 2071 for Suriname.
Ireland vs Suriname: live population counter
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| Current population |
5500964
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645315
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| Population rank | 121/197 | 165/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.008% |
| One net population change |
6.24 minutes
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1.58 hours
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| One birth every |
9.61 minutes
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48.3 minutes
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| One death every |
15 minutes
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2.1 hours
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| One migration net change every |
13.5 minutes
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7.51 hours
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| Annual migration change | +39,059 | -1,166 |
| Daily growth/decline | +231 | +15 |
| Annual growth/decline | +84,252 | +5,545 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.59% | +0.88% |
| Population growth rate rank | 68/197 | 109/197 |
Ireland and Suriname: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,828,600 | 263,918 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,824,400 | 272,791 | -0.15% | 3.36% |
| 1962 | 2,836,050 | 283,912 | 0.41% | 4.08% |
| 1963 | 2,852,650 | 297,034 | 0.59% | 4.62% |
| 1964 | 2,866,550 | 309,041 | 0.49% | 4.04% |
| 1965 | 2,877,300 | 320,000 | 0.38% | 3.55% |
| 1966 | 2,888,800 | 331,135 | 0.4% | 3.48% |
| 1967 | 2,902,450 | 342,679 | 0.47% | 3.49% |
| 1968 | 2,915,550 | 354,616 | 0.45% | 3.48% |
| 1969 | 2,932,650 | 366,906 | 0.59% | 3.47% |
| 1970 | 2,957,250 | 379,442 | 0.84% | 3.42% |
| 1971 | 2,992,050 | 391,932 | 1.18% | 3.29% |
| 1972 | 3,036,850 | 397,413 | 1.5% | 1.4% |
| 1973 | 3,085,950 | 395,772 | 1.62% | -0.41% |
| 1974 | 3,137,500 | 393,676 | 1.67% | -0.53% |
| 1975 | 3,189,550 | 391,170 | 1.66% | -0.64% |
| 1976 | 3,238,050 | 388,289 | 1.52% | -0.74% |
| 1977 | 3,282,200 | 385,067 | 1.36% | -0.83% |
| 1978 | 3,329,100 | 381,502 | 1.43% | -0.93% |
| 1979 | 3,373,750 | 377,602 | 1.34% | -1.02% |
| 1980 | 3,412,800 | 375,377 | 1.16% | -0.59% |
| 1981 | 3,453,000 | 375,459 | 1.18% | 0.02% |
| 1982 | 3,485,800 | 376,555 | 0.95% | 0.29% |
| 1983 | 3,510,600 | 378,746 | 0.71% | 0.58% |
| 1984 | 3,532,423 | 382,193 | 0.62% | 0.91% |
| 1985 | 3,538,082 | 386,972 | 0.16% | 1.25% |
| 1986 | 3,539,690 | 392,330 | 0.05% | 1.38% |
| 1987 | 3,540,057 | 396,911 | 0.01% | 1.17% |
| 1988 | 3,524,949 | 402,227 | -0.43% | 1.34% |
| 1989 | 3,511,009 | 408,409 | -0.4% | 1.54% |
| 1990 | 3,513,974 | 412,493 | 0.08% | 1% |
| 1991 | 3,534,235 | 415,013 | 0.58% | 0.61% |
| 1992 | 3,558,430 | 417,589 | 0.68% | 0.62% |
| 1993 | 3,576,261 | 419,352 | 0.5% | 0.42% |
| 1994 | 3,590,386 | 422,375 | 0.39% | 0.72% |
| 1995 | 3,608,841 | 429,606 | 0.51% | 1.71% |
| 1996 | 3,637,510 | 438,830 | 0.79% | 2.15% |
| 1997 | 3,674,171 | 448,067 | 1.01% | 2.1% |
| 1998 | 3,712,696 | 457,406 | 1.05% | 2.08% |
| 1999 | 3,754,786 | 466,916 | 1.13% | 2.08% |
| 2000 | 3,805,174 | 476,643 | 1.34% | 2.08% |
| 2001 | 3,866,243 | 486,560 | 1.6% | 2.08% |
| 2002 | 3,931,947 | 496,551 | 1.7% | 2.05% |
| 2003 | 3,996,521 | 506,414 | 1.64% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 4,070,262 | 513,923 | 1.85% | 1.48% |
| 2005 | 4,159,914 | 519,313 | 2.2% | 1.05% |
| 2006 | 4,273,591 | 524,997 | 2.73% | 1.09% |
| 2007 | 4,398,942 | 531,016 | 2.93% | 1.15% |
| 2008 | 4,489,544 | 537,245 | 2.06% | 1.17% |
| 2009 | 4,535,375 | 543,568 | 1.02% | 1.18% |
| 2010 | 4,560,155 | 549,923 | 0.55% | 1.17% |
| 2011 | 4,580,084 | 556,269 | 0.44% | 1.15% |
| 2012 | 4,599,533 | 562,633 | 0.42% | 1.14% |
| 2013 | 4,623,816 | 569,020 | 0.53% | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 4,657,740 | 575,373 | 0.73% | 1.12% |
| 2015 | 4,701,957 | 581,627 | 0.95% | 1.09% |
| 2016 | 4,762,722 | 587,757 | 1.29% | 1.05% |
| 2017 | 4,827,445 | 593,713 | 1.36% | 1.01% |
| 2018 | 4,898,022 | 599,513 | 1.46% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 4,976,456 | 605,768 | 1.6% | 1.04% |
| 2020 | 5,039,747 | 612,317 | 1.27% | 1.08% |
| 2021 | 5,110,585 | 617,896 | 1.41% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | 5,212,836 | 623,164 | 2% | 0.85% |
| 2023 | 5,311,538 | 628,886 | 1.89% | 0.92% |
| 2024 | 5,395,790 | 634,431 | 1.59% | 0.88% |
| 2025 | 5,450,228 | 639,852 | 1.01% | 0.85% |
| 2026 | 5,500,449 | 645,257 | 0.92% | 0.84% |
| 2027 | 5,547,627 | 650,564 | 0.86% | 0.82% |
| 2028 | 5,592,524 | 655,783 | 0.81% | 0.8% |
| 2029 | 5,634,478 | 660,793 | 0.75% | 0.76% |
| 2030 | 5,673,099 | 665,650 | 0.69% | 0.74% |
| 2031 | 5,709,621 | 670,421 | 0.64% | 0.72% |
| 2032 | 5,744,973 | 675,070 | 0.62% | 0.69% |
| 2033 | 5,778,467 | 679,573 | 0.58% | 0.67% |
| 2034 | 5,809,870 | 683,911 | 0.54% | 0.64% |
| 2035 | 5,839,208 | 688,189 | 0.5% | 0.63% |
| 2036 | 5,867,278 | 692,343 | 0.48% | 0.6% |
| 2037 | 5,895,280 | 696,213 | 0.48% | 0.56% |
| 2038 | 5,922,778 | 699,908 | 0.47% | 0.53% |
| 2039 | 5,948,562 | 703,569 | 0.44% | 0.52% |
| 2040 | 5,973,408 | 707,156 | 0.42% | 0.51% |
| 2041 | 5,997,971 | 710,619 | 0.41% | 0.49% |
| 2042 | 6,020,298 | 713,900 | 0.37% | 0.46% |
| 2043 | 6,040,050 | 716,999 | 0.33% | 0.43% |
| 2044 | 6,058,494 | 719,920 | 0.31% | 0.41% |
| 2045 | 6,075,441 | 722,759 | 0.28% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 6,089,704 | 725,322 | 0.23% | 0.35% |
| 2047 | 6,102,050 | 727,726 | 0.2% | 0.33% |
| 2048 | 6,113,677 | 730,038 | 0.19% | 0.32% |
| 2049 | 6,123,367 | 732,021 | 0.16% | 0.27% |
| 2050 | 6,129,969 | 733,898 | 0.11% | 0.26% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 738,242 (a 15.5% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 57,558 (a 9.79% growth).
Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.7% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.
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Population differences between Ireland and Suriname
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| Life expectancy | 82.9 years | 74 years |
| Average age | 39.4 years | 32.3 years |
| Median age | 39.7 years | 29.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.5:50.5 | 50:50 |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman |
| Population density | 202.9 ppl/mi² | 10.2 ppl/mi² |
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