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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	Switzerland	Ireland	Switzerland
1960	2,828,600	5,327,827	-	-
1961	2,824,400	5,434,294	-0.15%	2%
1962	2,836,050	5,573,815	0.41%	2.57%
1963	2,852,650	5,694,247	0.59%	2.16%
1964	2,866,550	5,789,228	0.49%	1.67%
1965	2,877,300	5,856,472	0.38%	1.16%
1966	2,888,800	5,918,002	0.4%	1.05%
1967	2,902,450	5,991,785	0.47%	1.25%
1968	2,915,550	6,067,714	0.45%	1.27%
1969	2,932,650	6,136,387	0.59%	1.13%
1970	2,957,250	6,180,877	0.84%	0.73%
1971	2,992,050	6,213,399	1.18%	0.53%
1972	3,036,850	6,260,956	1.5%	0.77%
1973	3,085,950	6,307,347	1.62%	0.74%
1974	3,137,500	6,341,405	1.67%	0.54%
1975	3,189,550	6,338,632	1.66%	-0.04%
1976	3,238,050	6,302,504	1.52%	-0.57%
1977	3,282,200	6,281,174	1.36%	-0.34%
1978	3,329,100	6,281,738	1.43%	0.009%
1979	3,373,750	6,294,365	1.34%	0.2%
1980	3,412,800	6,319,408	1.16%	0.4%
1981	3,453,000	6,354,074	1.18%	0.55%
1982	3,485,800	6,391,309	0.95%	0.59%
1983	3,510,600	6,418,773	0.71%	0.43%
1984	3,532,423	6,441,865	0.62%	0.36%
1985	3,538,082	6,470,365	0.16%	0.44%
1986	3,539,690	6,504,124	0.05%	0.52%
1987	3,540,057	6,545,106	0.01%	0.63%
1988	3,524,949	6,593,386	-0.43%	0.74%
1989	3,511,009	6,646,912	-0.4%	0.81%
1990	3,513,974	6,715,519	0.08%	1.03%
1991	3,534,235	6,799,978	0.58%	1.26%
1992	3,558,430	6,875,364	0.68%	1.11%
1993	3,576,261	6,938,265	0.5%	0.91%
1994	3,590,386	6,993,795	0.39%	0.8%
1995	3,608,841	7,040,687	0.51%	0.67%
1996	3,637,510	7,071,850	0.79%	0.44%
1997	3,674,171	7,088,906	1.01%	0.24%
1998	3,712,696	7,110,001	1.05%	0.3%
1999	3,754,786	7,143,991	1.13%	0.48%
2000	3,805,174	7,184,250	1.34%	0.56%
2001	3,866,243	7,229,854	1.6%	0.63%
2002	3,931,947	7,284,753	1.7%	0.76%
2003	3,996,521	7,339,001	1.64%	0.74%
2004	4,070,262	7,389,625	1.85%	0.69%
2005	4,159,914	7,437,115	2.2%	0.64%
2006	4,273,591	7,483,934	2.73%	0.63%
2007	4,398,942	7,551,117	2.93%	0.9%
2008	4,489,544	7,647,675	2.06%	1.28%
2009	4,535,375	7,743,831	1.02%	1.26%
2010	4,560,155	7,824,909	0.55%	1.05%
2011	4,580,084	7,912,398	0.44%	1.12%
2012	4,599,533	7,996,861	0.42%	1.07%
2013	4,623,816	8,089,346	0.53%	1.16%
2014	4,657,740	8,188,649	0.73%	1.23%
2015	4,701,957	8,282,396	0.95%	1.14%
2016	4,762,722	8,373,338	1.29%	1.1%
2017	4,827,445	8,451,840	1.36%	0.94%
2018	4,898,022	8,514,329	1.46%	0.74%
2019	4,976,456	8,575,280	1.6%	0.72%
2020	5,039,747	8,638,167	1.27%	0.73%
2021	5,110,585	8,704,546	1.41%	0.77%
2022	5,212,836	8,777,088	2%	0.83%
2023	5,307,600	8,888,093	1.82%	1.26%
2024	5,380,257	9,034,102	1.37%	1.64%
2025	5,434,538	9,080,106	1.01%	0.51%
2026	5,484,615	9,120,994	0.92%	0.45%
2027	5,531,657	9,157,559	0.86%	0.4%
2028	5,576,425	9,190,572	0.81%	0.36%
2029	5,618,258	9,219,373	0.75%	0.31%
2030	5,656,768	9,245,030	0.69%	0.28%
2031	5,693,185	9,269,063	0.64%	0.26%
2032	5,728,435	9,289,991	0.62%	0.23%
2033	5,761,833	9,307,909	0.58%	0.19%
2034	5,793,145	9,324,938	0.54%	0.18%
2035	5,822,398	9,340,145	0.5%	0.16%
2036	5,850,388	9,352,822	0.48%	0.14%
2037	5,878,309	9,364,126	0.48%	0.12%
2038	5,905,728	9,373,988	0.47%	0.11%
2039	5,931,438	9,382,808	0.44%	0.09%
2040	5,956,212	9,392,748	0.42%	0.11%
2041	5,980,704	9,401,829	0.41%	0.1%
2042	6,002,968	9,410,286	0.37%	0.09%
2043	6,022,662	9,418,963	0.33%	0.09%
2044	6,041,053	9,426,166	0.31%	0.08%
2045	6,057,952	9,432,561	0.28%	0.07%
2046	6,072,174	9,438,518	0.23%	0.06%
2047	6,084,484	9,445,091	0.2%	0.07%
2048	6,096,077	9,452,109	0.19%	0.07%
2049	6,105,740	9,457,335	0.16%	0.06%
2050	6,112,322	9,459,997	0.11%	0.03%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ireland increased by 542,043 people (a 13% growth), while Switzerland gained 845,281 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ireland gained 772,806 (a 16.4% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 830,554 (a 10% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2005 and is still 121st in 2025. Switzerland was ranked 97th in 2005 and ranked 100th 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 Switzerland will increase by 3.81% to 9,459,997 people and rank change from 100th to 102nd.