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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ireland was 5,395,790 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ireland's population is 5,518,360 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 4.21 times bigger than Ireland's.
  • Ireland is ranked the 121st most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.07% for Ireland vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Ireland has had an average growth rate of +1.41% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ireland has increased from 4.27M people to 5.52M (29.1% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Ireland vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ireland Taiwan
2100 5,468,791 10,150,338
2099 5,493,162 10,273,881
2098 5,516,999 10,399,680
2097 5,540,157 10,527,804
2096 5,562,811 10,657,536
2095 5,583,505 10,789,978
2094 5,603,538 10,925,075
2093 5,623,266 11,062,491
2092 5,642,437 11,202,670
2091 5,661,268 11,346,131
2090 5,680,076 11,494,369
2089 5,697,512 11,644,743
2088 5,714,108 11,799,177
2087 5,729,431 11,956,109
2086 5,743,405 12,116,149
2085 5,757,666 12,281,248
2084 5,771,610 12,451,872
2083 5,785,324 12,625,681
2082 5,798,037 12,803,442
2081 5,809,262 12,986,931
2080 5,821,598 13,174,137
2079 5,836,731 13,366,920
2078 5,851,937 13,564,788
2077 5,867,627 13,765,770
2076 5,883,876 13,969,802
2075 5,900,200 14,178,904
2074 5,917,659 14,391,331
2073 5,934,975 14,606,033
2072 5,952,211 14,824,987
2071 5,969,279 15,045,310
2070 5,986,770 15,266,143
2069 6,003,570 15,488,280
2068 6,019,937 15,714,125
2067 6,035,810 15,940,945
2066 6,051,604 16,167,553
2065 6,066,791 16,396,032
2064 6,081,606 16,625,600
2063 6,094,455 16,854,355
2062 6,106,325 17,084,600
2061 6,118,587 17,314,450
2060 6,131,482 17,541,998
2059 6,143,979 17,767,014
2058 6,153,447 17,988,239
2057 6,161,059 18,208,151
2056 6,164,047 18,423,453
2055 6,168,611 18,639,554
2054 6,169,455 18,853,384
2053 6,169,673 19,063,428
2052 6,167,591 19,270,076
2051 6,164,894 19,474,323
2050 6,159,756 19,677,203
2049 6,151,623 19,878,438
2048 6,140,272 20,073,645
2047 6,128,245 20,267,326
2046 6,115,454 20,454,154
2045 6,099,562 20,640,565
2044 6,081,384 20,819,477
2043 6,062,477 20,995,111
2042 6,041,683 21,166,213
2041 6,017,573 21,331,710
2040 5,992,311 21,491,361
2039 5,967,604 21,645,911
2038 5,940,474 21,794,529
2037 5,912,327 21,939,617
2036 5,884,159 22,077,701
2035 5,855,902 22,211,115
2034 5,825,178 22,340,809
2033 5,792,751 22,463,465
2032 5,757,842 22,582,449
2031 5,721,671 22,698,460
2030 5,684,420 22,809,605
2029 5,644,008 22,916,803
2028 5,600,083 23,022,058
2027 5,553,725 23,127,410
2026 5,505,248 23,229,461
2025 5,452,752 23,331,886
2024 5,395,790 23,410,331
2023 5,311,538 23,342,541
2022 5,212,836 23,319,977
2021 5,110,585 23,468,275
2020 5,039,747 23,582,179
2019 4,976,456 23,596,027
2018 4,898,022 23,580,080
2017 4,827,445 23,555,522
2016 4,762,722 23,515,945
2015 4,701,957 23,462,914
2014 4,657,740 23,403,635
2013 4,623,816 23,344,670
2012 4,599,533 23,270,367
2011 4,580,084 23,193,518
2010 4,560,155 23,140,948
2009 4,535,375 23,078,402
2008 4,489,544 22,997,696
2007 4,398,942 22,917,444
2006 4,273,591 22,823,455
2005 4,159,914 22,729,753
2004 4,070,262 22,646,836
2003 3,996,521 22,562,663
2002 3,931,947 22,463,172
2001 3,866,243 22,341,120
2000 3,805,174 22,184,530
1999 3,754,786 22,010,489
1998 3,712,696 21,835,703
1997 3,674,171 21,634,124
1996 3,637,510 21,441,432
1995 3,608,841 21,267,653
1994 3,590,386 21,086,645
1993 3,576,261 20,899,019
1992 3,558,430 20,704,227
1991 3,534,235 20,503,568
1990 3,513,974 20,278,946
1989 3,511,009 20,055,492
1988 3,524,949 19,839,704
1987 3,540,057 19,617,046
1986 3,539,690 19,411,454
1985 3,538,082 19,191,510
1984 3,532,423 18,929,866
1983 3,510,600 18,653,146
1982 3,485,800 18,354,855
1981 3,453,000 18,029,982
1980 3,412,800 17,704,538
1979 3,373,750 17,372,779
1978 3,329,100 17,042,272
1977 3,282,200 16,730,895
1976 3,238,050 16,401,413
1975 3,189,550 16,075,128
1974 3,137,500 15,784,817
1973 3,085,950 15,505,121
1972 3,036,850 15,220,495
1971 2,992,050 14,913,564
1970 2,957,250 14,582,944
1969 2,932,650 14,068,984
1968 2,915,550 13,548,537
1967 2,902,450 13,210,344
1966 2,888,800 12,874,153
1965 2,877,300 12,511,863
1964 2,866,550 12,137,143
1963 2,852,650 11,762,101
1962 2,836,050 11,392,513
1961 2,824,400 11,030,385
1960 2,828,600 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/taiwan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 755,638 people (a 15.9% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Ireland's population will grow by 11.6% to 6,159,756 people with a rank change from 121st to 119th. The population of Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Ireland is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 6.17M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ireland Taiwan
2100 -0.44% -1.2%
2099 -0.43% -1.21%
2098 -0.42% -1.22%
2097 -0.41% -1.22%
2096 -0.37% -1.23%
2095 -0.36% -1.24%
2094 -0.35% -1.24%
2093 -0.34% -1.25%
2092 -0.33% -1.26%
2091 -0.33% -1.29%
2090 -0.31% -1.29%
2089 -0.29% -1.31%
2088 -0.27% -1.31%
2087 -0.24% -1.32%
2086 -0.25% -1.34%
2085 -0.24% -1.37%
2084 -0.24% -1.38%
2083 -0.22% -1.39%
2082 -0.19% -1.41%
2081 -0.21% -1.42%
2080 -0.26% -1.44%
2079 -0.26% -1.46%
2078 -0.27% -1.46%
2077 -0.28% -1.46%
2076 -0.28% -1.47%
2075 -0.3% -1.48%
2074 -0.29% -1.47%
2073 -0.29% -1.48%
2072 -0.29% -1.46%
2071 -0.29% -1.45%
2070 -0.28% -1.43%
2069 -0.27% -1.44%
2068 -0.26% -1.42%
2067 -0.26% -1.4%
2066 -0.25% -1.39%
2065 -0.24% -1.38%
2064 -0.21% -1.36%
2063 -0.19% -1.35%
2062 -0.2% -1.33%
2061 -0.21% -1.3%
2060 -0.2% -1.27%
2059 -0.15% -1.23%
2058 -0.12% -1.21%
2057 -0.05% -1.17%
2056 -0.07% -1.16%
2055 -0.01% -1.13%
2054 -0.004% -1.1%
2053 0.03% -1.07%
2052 0.04% -1.05%
2051 0.08% -1.03%
2050 0.13% -1.01%
2049 0.18% -0.97%
2048 0.2% -0.96%
2047 0.21% -0.91%
2046 0.26% -0.9%
2045 0.3% -0.86%
2044 0.31% -0.84%
2043 0.34% -0.81%
2042 0.4% -0.78%
2041 0.42% -0.74%
2040 0.41% -0.71%
2039 0.46% -0.68%
2038 0.48% -0.66%
2037 0.48% -0.63%
2036 0.48% -0.6%
2035 0.53% -0.58%
2034 0.56% -0.55%
2033 0.61% -0.53%
2032 0.63% -0.51%
2031 0.66% -0.49%
2030 0.72% -0.47%
2029 0.78% -0.46%
2028 0.83% -0.46%
2027 0.88% -0.44%
2026 0.96% -0.44%
2025 1.06% -0.34%
2024 1.59% 0.29%
2023 1.89% 0.1%
2022 2% -0.63%
2021 1.41% -0.48%
2020 1.27% -0.06%
2019 1.6% 0.07%
2018 1.46% 0.1%
2017 1.36% 0.17%
2016 1.29% 0.23%
2015 0.95% 0.25%
2014 0.73% 0.25%
2013 0.53% 0.32%
2012 0.42% 0.33%
2011 0.44% 0.23%
2010 0.55% 0.27%
2009 1.02% 0.35%
2008 2.06% 0.35%
2007 2.93% 0.41%
2006 2.73% 0.41%
2005 2.2% 0.37%
2004 1.85% 0.37%
2003 1.64% 0.44%
2002 1.7% 0.55%
2001 1.6% 0.71%
2000 1.34% 0.79%
1999 1.13% 0.8%
1998 1.05% 0.93%
1997 1.01% 0.9%
1996 0.79% 0.82%
1995 0.51% 0.86%
1994 0.39% 0.9%
1993 0.5% 0.94%
1992 0.68% 0.98%
1991 0.58% 1.11%
1990 0.08% 1.11%
1989 -0.4% 1.09%
1988 -0.43% 1.14%
1987 0.01% 1.06%
1986 0.05% 1.15%
1985 0.16% 1.38%
1984 0.62% 1.48%
1983 0.71% 1.63%
1982 0.95% 1.8%
1981 1.18% 1.84%
1980 1.16% 1.91%
1979 1.34% 1.94%
1978 1.43% 1.86%
1977 1.36% 2.01%
1976 1.52% 2.03%
1975 1.66% 1.84%
1974 1.67% 1.8%
1973 1.62% 1.87%
1972 1.5% 2.06%
1971 1.18% 2.27%
1970 0.84% 3.65%
1969 0.59% 3.84%
1968 0.45% 2.56%
1967 0.47% 2.61%
1966 0.4% 2.9%
1965 0.38% 3.09%
1964 0.49% 3.19%
1963 0.59% 3.24%
1962 0.41% 3.28%
1961 -0.15% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/taiwan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Ireland grew by 1.59%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Ireland Taiwan
Current population
5518360
23229461
Population rank 121/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.28%
One net population change
6.24 minutes
6.72 minutes
One birth every
9.61 minutes
3.9 minutes
One death every
15 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +231 -215
Annual growth/decline +84,252 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +1.59% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 68/197 180/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +35,417 +47,029
Net migration rank 27/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 1,216,237 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 52/195
Foreign-born share of population 23.1% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 25/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ireland
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ireland Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 35,417 - -
2024 - 39,059 -67,188 47,029
2023 19,652 43,873 -69,794 225,599
2022 19,287 93,535 -68,327 -42,430
2021 26,064 27,419 -30,039 -156,010
2020 23,687 15,746 -7,782 -33,978
2019 28,365 29,663 1,416 12,718
2018 29,878 33,387 8,725 8,888
2017 31,379 28,883 22,613 8,809
2016 33,339 18,967 35,980 11,707
2015 35,265 13,376 49,741 8,581
2014 37,728 448 - -
2013 39,302 -12,309 - -
2012 42,775 -22,411 - -
2011 45,801 -26,529 43,836 19,077
2010 47,426 -26,974 - -
2009 47,168 -18,524 - -
2008 46,691 18,979 - -
2007 43,109 76,465 - -
2006 36,752 94,513 - -
2005 33,279 63,983 - -
2004 33,376 49,102 - -
2003 32,372 32,220 - -
2002 31,062 34,286 - -
2001 27,837 39,220 132,707 -3,811
2000 23,592 31,298 - -
1999 21,402 23,592 - -
1998 22,277 16,615 - -
1997 21,311 17,425 - -
1996 18,915 9,959 - -
1995 16,601 10,019 - -
1994 17,234 -3,118 - -
1993 17,166 -3,762 - -
1992 20,283 1,335 - -
1991 21,206 4,944 215,698 -12,128
1990 21,787 -8,203 - -
1989 20,012 -28,752 - -
1988 22,912 -44,020 - -
1987 26,904 -38,426 - -
1986 27,963 -21,139 - -
1985 29,013 -16,178 - -
1984 31,791 -15,549 - -
1983 34,053 -15,043 - -
1982 38,344 -14,464 - -
1981 39,364 -10,834 326,883 4,508
1980 40,612 -2,876 - -
1979 38,798 1,486 - -
1978 36,288 15,543 - -
1977 35,448 14,505 - -
1976 33,676 14,200 - -
1975 34,128 13,828 - -
1974 34,199 13,482 - -
1973 34,562 13,164 - -
1972 34,316 12,858 - -
1971 35,606 5,851 - -
1970 30,756 -8,892 - -
1969 29,326 -10,250 - -
1968 27,697 -11,132 - -
1967 29,895 -11,708 - -
1966 26,866 -11,858 346,958 18,774
1965 30,500 -14,016 - -
1964 31,532 -15,640 - -
1963 29,667 -16,615 - -
1962 28,077 -17,438 - -
1961 25,137 -22,237 - -
1960 28,286 -38,492 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/taiwan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 48.2% of the population change in Ireland is from natural causes (a gain of 284,644 people) and 51.8% is from migration (a gain of 305,297 people). In Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

Biggest cities by population

Ireland
City Population
Dublin 593K
Cork 222K
Galway 83.5K
Limerick 62.7K
Waterford 48.4K
Drogheda 41K
Swords 40.8K
Dundalk 39K
Tralee 26.1K
Kilkenny 22.2K
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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