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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	Sweden	Ireland	Sweden
1960	2,828,600	7,484,656	-	-
1961	2,824,400	7,519,998	-0.15%	0.47%
1962	2,836,050	7,561,588	0.41%	0.55%
1963	2,852,650	7,604,328	0.59%	0.57%
1964	2,866,550	7,661,354	0.49%	0.75%
1965	2,877,300	7,733,853	0.38%	0.95%
1966	2,888,800	7,807,797	0.4%	0.96%
1967	2,902,450	7,867,931	0.47%	0.77%
1968	2,915,550	7,912,273	0.45%	0.56%
1969	2,932,650	7,968,072	0.59%	0.71%
1970	2,957,250	8,042,801	0.84%	0.94%
1971	2,992,050	8,098,334	1.18%	0.69%
1972	3,036,850	8,122,300	1.5%	0.3%
1973	3,085,950	8,136,312	1.62%	0.17%
1974	3,137,500	8,159,955	1.67%	0.29%
1975	3,189,550	8,192,437	1.66%	0.4%
1976	3,238,050	8,222,286	1.52%	0.36%
1977	3,282,200	8,251,540	1.36%	0.36%
1978	3,329,100	8,275,599	1.43%	0.29%
1979	3,373,750	8,293,678	1.34%	0.22%
1980	3,412,800	8,310,531	1.16%	0.2%
1981	3,453,000	8,320,503	1.18%	0.12%
1982	3,485,800	8,325,263	0.95%	0.06%
1983	3,510,600	8,329,033	0.71%	0.05%
1984	3,532,423	8,336,605	0.62%	0.09%
1985	3,538,082	8,350,386	0.16%	0.17%
1986	3,539,690	8,369,829	0.05%	0.23%
1987	3,540,057	8,397,804	0.01%	0.33%
1988	3,524,949	8,436,489	-0.43%	0.46%
1989	3,511,009	8,492,964	-0.4%	0.67%
1990	3,513,974	8,558,835	0.08%	0.78%
1991	3,534,235	8,617,375	0.58%	0.68%
1992	3,558,430	8,668,067	0.68%	0.59%
1993	3,576,261	8,718,561	0.5%	0.58%
1994	3,590,386	8,780,745	0.39%	0.71%
1995	3,608,841	8,826,939	0.51%	0.53%
1996	3,637,510	8,840,998	0.79%	0.16%
1997	3,674,171	8,846,062	1.01%	0.06%
1998	3,712,696	8,850,974	1.05%	0.06%
1999	3,754,786	8,857,874	1.13%	0.08%
2000	3,805,174	8,872,109	1.34%	0.16%
2001	3,866,243	8,895,960	1.6%	0.27%
2002	3,931,947	8,924,958	1.7%	0.33%
2003	3,996,521	8,958,229	1.64%	0.37%
2004	4,070,262	8,993,531	1.85%	0.39%
2005	4,159,914	9,029,572	2.2%	0.4%
2006	4,273,591	9,080,505	2.73%	0.56%
2007	4,398,942	9,148,092	2.93%	0.74%
2008	4,489,544	9,219,637	2.06%	0.78%
2009	4,535,375	9,298,515	1.02%	0.86%
2010	4,560,155	9,378,126	0.55%	0.86%
2011	4,580,084	9,449,213	0.44%	0.76%
2012	4,599,533	9,519,374	0.42%	0.74%
2013	4,623,816	9,600,379	0.53%	0.85%
2014	4,657,740	9,696,110	0.73%	1%
2015	4,701,957	9,799,186	0.95%	1.06%
2016	4,762,722	9,923,085	1.29%	1.26%
2017	4,827,445	10,057,698	1.36%	1.36%
2018	4,898,022	10,175,214	1.46%	1.17%
2019	4,976,456	10,278,887	1.6%	1.02%
2020	5,039,747	10,353,442	1.27%	0.73%
2021	5,110,585	10,415,811	1.41%	0.6%
2022	5,212,836	10,486,941	2%	0.68%
2023	5,307,600	10,536,632	1.82%	0.47%
2024	5,380,257	10,569,709	1.37%	0.31%
2025	5,434,538	10,619,177	1.01%	0.47%
2026	5,484,615	10,663,427	0.92%	0.42%
2027	5,531,657	10,703,497	0.86%	0.38%
2028	5,576,425	10,740,420	0.81%	0.34%
2029	5,618,258	10,773,692	0.75%	0.31%
2030	5,656,768	10,803,699	0.69%	0.28%
2031	5,693,185	10,830,583	0.64%	0.25%
2032	5,728,435	10,855,855	0.62%	0.23%
2033	5,761,833	10,880,544	0.58%	0.23%
2034	5,793,145	10,903,924	0.54%	0.21%
2035	5,822,398	10,926,433	0.5%	0.21%
2036	5,850,388	10,949,062	0.48%	0.21%
2037	5,878,309	10,971,259	0.48%	0.2%
2038	5,905,728	10,993,203	0.47%	0.2%
2039	5,931,438	11,015,926	0.44%	0.21%
2040	5,956,212	11,039,663	0.42%	0.22%
2041	5,980,704	11,063,604	0.41%	0.22%
2042	6,002,968	11,088,299	0.37%	0.22%
2043	6,022,662	11,113,927	0.33%	0.23%
2044	6,041,053	11,139,125	0.31%	0.23%
2045	6,057,952	11,163,492	0.28%	0.22%
2046	6,072,174	11,186,803	0.23%	0.21%
2047	6,084,484	11,209,183	0.2%	0.2%
2048	6,096,077	11,230,526	0.19%	0.19%
2049	6,105,740	11,250,663	0.16%	0.18%
2050	6,112,322	11,269,877	0.11%	0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ireland increased by 542,043 people (a 13% growth), while Sweden gained 769,614 people (a 8.52% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ireland gained 772,806 (a 16.4% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 855,536 (a 8.73% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2005 and is still 121st in 2025. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2005 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.77% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.