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Population in Ireland compared to Trinidad and Tobago: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ireland was 5,395,790 in 2024 vs 1,368,333 people in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ireland's population is 5,518,360 people compared to 1,374,840 in Trinidad and Tobago.

Population statistics:

  • Ireland's population is 4.01 times bigger than Trinidad and Tobago's.
  • Ireland is ranked the 121st most populous country in the world, while Trinidad and Tobago is the 154th.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.07% for Ireland vs 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago.
  • For the last 10 years, Ireland has had an average growth rate of +1.41% per year vs +0.19% in Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ireland has increased from 4.27M people to 5.52M (29.1% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago has grown from 1.3M to 1.37M (5.92% growth).

Ireland vs Trinidad and Tobago: population by year and forecast

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ireland Trinidad
2100 5,468,791 820,139
2099 5,493,162 827,732
2098 5,516,999 835,344
2097 5,540,157 843,011
2096 5,562,811 850,741
2095 5,583,505 858,556
2094 5,603,538 866,373
2093 5,623,266 874,273
2092 5,642,437 882,213
2091 5,661,268 890,266
2090 5,680,076 898,378
2089 5,697,512 906,601
2088 5,714,108 914,872
2087 5,729,431 923,272
2086 5,743,405 931,804
2085 5,757,666 940,463
2084 5,771,610 949,270
2083 5,785,324 958,273
2082 5,798,037 967,427
2081 5,809,262 976,795
2080 5,821,598 986,272
2079 5,836,731 995,976
2078 5,851,937 1,005,824
2077 5,867,627 1,015,872
2076 5,883,876 1,026,025
2075 5,900,200 1,036,315
2074 5,917,659 1,046,695
2073 5,934,975 1,057,138
2072 5,952,211 1,067,706
2071 5,969,279 1,078,279
2070 5,986,770 1,088,883
2069 6,003,570 1,099,489
2068 6,019,937 1,110,059
2067 6,035,810 1,120,501
2066 6,051,604 1,130,882
2065 6,066,791 1,141,203
2064 6,081,606 1,151,388
2063 6,094,455 1,161,394
2062 6,106,325 1,171,232
2061 6,118,587 1,180,918
2060 6,131,482 1,190,417
2059 6,143,979 1,199,770
2058 6,153,447 1,208,904
2057 6,161,059 1,217,922
2056 6,164,047 1,226,725
2055 6,168,611 1,235,387
2054 6,169,455 1,243,896
2053 6,169,673 1,252,160
2052 6,167,591 1,260,260
2051 6,164,894 1,268,194
2050 6,159,756 1,275,900
2049 6,151,623 1,283,457
2048 6,140,272 1,290,793
2047 6,128,245 1,297,947
2046 6,115,454 1,304,843
2045 6,099,562 1,311,560
2044 6,081,384 1,318,015
2043 6,062,477 1,324,249
2042 6,041,683 1,330,180
2041 6,017,573 1,335,843
2040 5,992,311 1,341,188
2039 5,967,604 1,346,239
2038 5,940,474 1,350,921
2037 5,912,327 1,355,297
2036 5,884,159 1,359,322
2035 5,855,902 1,362,986
2034 5,825,178 1,366,278
2033 5,792,751 1,369,125
2032 5,757,842 1,371,607
2031 5,721,671 1,373,561
2030 5,684,420 1,375,038
2029 5,644,008 1,376,018
2028 5,600,083 1,376,314
2027 5,553,725 1,375,856
2026 5,505,248 1,374,464
2025 5,452,752 1,372,016
2024 5,395,790 1,368,333
2023 5,311,538 1,367,510
2022 5,212,836 1,365,805
2021 5,110,585 1,367,558
2020 5,039,747 1,366,725
2019 4,976,456 1,363,985
2018 4,898,022 1,359,193
2017 4,827,445 1,356,633
2016 4,762,722 1,353,895
2015 4,701,957 1,349,667
2014 4,657,740 1,345,343
2013 4,623,816 1,340,557
2012 4,599,533 1,335,194
2011 4,580,084 1,328,019
2010 4,560,155 1,317,714
2009 4,535,375 1,310,106
2008 4,489,544 1,308,587
2007 4,398,942 1,303,188
2006 4,273,591 1,297,944
2005 4,159,914 1,294,494
2004 4,070,262 1,345,380
2003 3,996,521 1,338,709
2002 3,931,947 1,332,011
2001 3,866,243 1,325,567
2000 3,805,174 1,319,774
1999 3,754,786 1,314,708
1998 3,712,696 1,310,225
1997 3,674,171 1,305,836
1996 3,637,510 1,300,928
1995 3,608,841 1,295,169
1994 3,590,386 1,288,341
1993 3,576,261 1,280,466
1992 3,558,430 1,271,674
1991 3,534,235 1,262,171
1990 3,513,974 1,252,208
1989 3,511,009 1,241,600
1988 3,524,949 1,230,069
1987 3,540,057 1,217,364
1986 3,539,690 1,203,124
1985 3,538,082 1,187,366
1984 3,532,423 1,172,984
1983 3,510,600 1,160,534
1982 3,485,800 1,147,927
1981 3,453,000 1,135,132
1980 3,412,800 1,121,744
1979 3,373,750 1,107,639
1978 3,329,100 1,093,380
1977 3,282,200 1,079,554
1976 3,238,050 1,066,311
1975 3,189,550 1,053,469
1974 3,137,500 1,040,761
1973 3,085,950 1,027,851
1972 3,036,850 1,014,921
1971 2,992,050 1,002,585
1970 2,957,250 991,471
1969 2,932,650 980,706
1968 2,915,550 969,006
1967 2,902,450 956,418
1966 2,888,800 942,937
1965 2,877,300 928,425
1964 2,866,550 912,963
1963 2,852,650 896,804
1962 2,836,050 880,194
1961 2,824,400 863,144
1960 2,828,600 844,943

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

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago gained 55,951 people (a 4.31% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 755,638 people (a 15.9% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago's population increased by 20,945 people (a 1.55% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st in 2026. Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th in 2006 and ranked 154th 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 Trinidad and Tobago will decrease by 7.2% to 1,275,900 people and rank change from 154th to 158th.

Ireland is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 6.17M people compared to the peak of 1.38M people in 2028 for Trinidad and Tobago.

Population growth rate by year

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ireland Trinidad
2100 -0.44% -0.92%
2099 -0.43% -0.91%
2098 -0.42% -0.91%
2097 -0.41% -0.91%
2096 -0.37% -0.91%
2095 -0.36% -0.9%
2094 -0.35% -0.9%
2093 -0.34% -0.9%
2092 -0.33% -0.9%
2091 -0.33% -0.9%
2090 -0.31% -0.91%
2089 -0.29% -0.9%
2088 -0.27% -0.91%
2087 -0.24% -0.92%
2086 -0.25% -0.92%
2085 -0.24% -0.93%
2084 -0.24% -0.94%
2083 -0.22% -0.95%
2082 -0.19% -0.96%
2081 -0.21% -0.96%
2080 -0.26% -0.97%
2079 -0.26% -0.98%
2078 -0.27% -0.99%
2077 -0.28% -0.99%
2076 -0.28% -0.99%
2075 -0.3% -0.99%
2074 -0.29% -0.99%
2073 -0.29% -0.99%
2072 -0.29% -0.98%
2071 -0.29% -0.97%
2070 -0.28% -0.96%
2069 -0.27% -0.95%
2068 -0.26% -0.93%
2067 -0.26% -0.92%
2066 -0.25% -0.9%
2065 -0.24% -0.88%
2064 -0.21% -0.86%
2063 -0.19% -0.84%
2062 -0.2% -0.82%
2061 -0.21% -0.8%
2060 -0.2% -0.78%
2059 -0.15% -0.76%
2058 -0.12% -0.74%
2057 -0.05% -0.72%
2056 -0.07% -0.7%
2055 -0.01% -0.68%
2054 -0.004% -0.66%
2053 0.03% -0.64%
2052 0.04% -0.63%
2051 0.08% -0.6%
2050 0.13% -0.59%
2049 0.18% -0.57%
2048 0.2% -0.55%
2047 0.21% -0.53%
2046 0.26% -0.51%
2045 0.3% -0.49%
2044 0.31% -0.47%
2043 0.34% -0.45%
2042 0.4% -0.42%
2041 0.42% -0.4%
2040 0.41% -0.38%
2039 0.46% -0.35%
2038 0.48% -0.32%
2037 0.48% -0.3%
2036 0.48% -0.27%
2035 0.53% -0.24%
2034 0.56% -0.21%
2033 0.61% -0.18%
2032 0.63% -0.14%
2031 0.66% -0.11%
2030 0.72% -0.07%
2029 0.78% -0.02%
2028 0.83% 0.03%
2027 0.88% 0.1%
2026 0.96% 0.18%
2025 1.06% 0.27%
2024 1.59% 0.06%
2023 1.89% 0.12%
2022 2% -0.13%
2021 1.41% 0.06%
2020 1.27% 0.2%
2019 1.6% 0.35%
2018 1.46% 0.19%
2017 1.36% 0.2%
2016 1.29% 0.31%
2015 0.95% 0.32%
2014 0.73% 0.36%
2013 0.53% 0.4%
2012 0.42% 0.54%
2011 0.44% 0.78%
2010 0.55% 0.58%
2009 1.02% 0.12%
2008 2.06% 0.41%
2007 2.93% 0.4%
2006 2.73% 0.27%
2005 2.2% -3.78%
2004 1.85% 0.5%
2003 1.64% 0.5%
2002 1.7% 0.49%
2001 1.6% 0.44%
2000 1.34% 0.39%
1999 1.13% 0.34%
1998 1.05% 0.34%
1997 1.01% 0.38%
1996 0.79% 0.44%
1995 0.51% 0.53%
1994 0.39% 0.62%
1993 0.5% 0.69%
1992 0.68% 0.75%
1991 0.58% 0.8%
1990 0.08% 0.85%
1989 -0.4% 0.94%
1988 -0.43% 1.04%
1987 0.01% 1.18%
1986 0.05% 1.33%
1985 0.16% 1.23%
1984 0.62% 1.07%
1983 0.71% 1.1%
1982 0.95% 1.13%
1981 1.18% 1.19%
1980 1.16% 1.27%
1979 1.34% 1.3%
1978 1.43% 1.28%
1977 1.36% 1.24%
1976 1.52% 1.22%
1975 1.66% 1.22%
1974 1.67% 1.26%
1973 1.62% 1.27%
1972 1.5% 1.23%
1971 1.18% 1.12%
1970 0.84% 1.1%
1969 0.59% 1.21%
1968 0.45% 1.32%
1967 0.47% 1.43%
1966 0.4% 1.56%
1965 0.38% 1.69%
1964 0.49% 1.8%
1963 0.59% 1.89%
1962 0.41% 1.98%
1961 -0.15% 2.15%

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

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ireland grew by 1.59%, while Trinidad and Tobago's population grew by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Ireland Trinidad
Current population
5518360
1374840
Population rank 121/197 154/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.02%
One net population change
6.24 minutes
10.6 hours
One birth every
9.61 minutes
35.9 minutes
One death every
15 minutes
45.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +231 +2
Annual growth/decline +84,252 +823
Annual growth/decline rate +1.59% +0.06%
Population growth rate rank 68/197 161/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
12.7 hours
Annual migration change +35,417 +691
Net migration rank 27/196 67/196
Foreign-born residents 1,216,237 113,478
Foreign-born residents rank 52/195 128/195
Foreign-born share of population 23.1% 7.5%
Foreign-born share rank 25/195 78/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ireland
Natural

Migration
Trinidad and Tobago
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ireland Trinidad
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 35,417 - 691
2024 - 39,059 - 1,334
2023 19,652 43,873 3,200 2,126
2022 19,287 93,535 3,773 4,247
2021 26,064 27,419 2,091 5,749
2020 23,687 15,746 4,558 427
2019 28,365 29,663 5,647 -19,251
2018 29,878 33,387 5,869 35,502
2017 31,379 28,883 6,779 1,445
2016 33,339 18,967 7,436 -86
2015 35,265 13,376 7,963 -575
2014 37,728 448 8,571 -799
2013 39,302 -12,309 9,020 -796
2012 42,775 -22,411 9,376 -880
2011 45,801 -26,529 9,601 -1,410
2010 47,426 -26,974 9,698 -2,230
2009 47,168 -18,524 9,769 -3,056
2008 46,691 18,979 9,872 -3,624
2007 43,109 76,465 9,939 -3,731
2006 36,752 94,513 9,889 -3,684
2005 33,279 63,983 9,822 -3,595
2004 33,376 49,102 10,149 -3,504
2003 32,372 32,220 10,169 -3,472
2002 31,062 34,286 10,316 -3,613
2001 27,837 39,220 10,438 -4,252
2000 23,592 31,298 10,588 -5,185
1999 21,402 23,592 10,821 -6,103
1998 22,277 16,615 10,964 -6,730
1997 21,311 17,425 11,405 -6,865
1996 18,915 9,959 12,101 -6,827
1995 16,601 10,019 12,971 -6,723
1994 17,234 -3,118 14,032 -6,615
1993 17,166 -3,762 14,878 -6,554
1992 20,283 1,335 15,910 -6,650
1991 21,206 4,944 16,903 -7,149
1990 21,787 -8,203 18,052 -7,878
1989 20,012 -28,752 19,636 -8,588
1988 22,912 -44,020 21,028 -9,023
1987 26,904 -38,426 22,398 -9,002
1986 27,963 -21,139 23,705 -8,620
1985 29,013 -16,178 24,487 -8,051
1984 31,791 -15,549 24,738 -12,413
1983 34,053 -15,043 25,118 -12,544
1982 38,344 -14,464 25,181 -12,529
1981 39,364 -10,834 25,015 -12,086
1980 40,612 -2,876 24,557 -10,709
1979 38,798 1,486 23,475 -9,106
1978 36,288 15,543 22,538 -8,397
1977 35,448 14,505 21,660 -8,154
1976 33,676 14,200 20,875 -7,895
1975 34,128 13,828 20,468 -7,768
1974 34,199 13,482 20,412 -7,683
1973 34,562 13,164 20,617 -7,524
1972 34,316 12,858 20,116 -7,346
1971 35,606 5,851 19,400 -7,499
1970 30,756 -8,892 19,074 -8,751
1969 29,326 -10,250 19,652 -8,449
1968 27,697 -11,132 20,849 -8,647
1967 29,895 -11,708 21,992 -9,008
1966 26,866 -11,858 23,228 -9,254
1965 30,500 -14,016 24,349 -9,301
1964 31,532 -15,640 25,065 -9,193
1963 29,667 -16,615 25,507 -9,067
1962 28,077 -17,438 25,763 -8,982
1961 25,137 -22,237 25,518 -8,200
1960 28,286 -38,492 24,766 -5,671

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/trinidad-and-tobago | 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 Trinidad and Tobago 66% is from natural causes (a gain of 55,887 people) and 34% is from migration (a gain of 28,785 people).

As of 2024, 1,216,237 residents or 23.1% of the population were not native-born in Ireland, compared to 113,478 people or 7.5% in Trinidad and Tobago.

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
Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K
Port of Spain 49K
Scarborough 17K
San Juan 13.8K

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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); 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. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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