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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ireland was 5,395,790 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ireland's population is 5,518,360 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 1.41 times bigger than Ireland's.
  • Ireland is ranked the 121st most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.07% for Ireland vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Ireland has had an average growth rate of +1.41% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ireland has increased from 4.27M people to 5.52M (29.1% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Ireland vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ireland Turkmenistan
2100 5,468,791 10,046,945
2099 5,493,162 10,075,740
2098 5,516,999 10,103,319
2097 5,540,157 10,129,577
2096 5,562,811 10,154,338
2095 5,583,505 10,178,163
2094 5,603,538 10,200,371
2093 5,623,266 10,221,349
2092 5,642,437 10,240,959
2091 5,661,268 10,259,026
2090 5,680,076 10,276,261
2089 5,697,512 10,291,819
2088 5,714,108 10,306,303
2087 5,729,431 10,319,501
2086 5,743,405 10,331,090
2085 5,757,666 10,341,183
2084 5,771,610 10,349,710
2083 5,785,324 10,356,602
2082 5,798,037 10,362,422
2081 5,809,262 10,366,587
2080 5,821,598 10,369,293
2079 5,836,731 10,370,130
2078 5,851,937 10,369,013
2077 5,867,627 10,366,366
2076 5,883,876 10,361,975
2075 5,900,200 10,355,755
2074 5,917,659 10,348,384
2073 5,934,975 10,339,415
2072 5,952,211 10,328,653
2071 5,969,279 10,316,618
2070 5,986,770 10,303,565
2069 6,003,570 10,289,578
2068 6,019,937 10,274,625
2067 6,035,810 10,258,518
2066 6,051,604 10,241,362
2065 6,066,791 10,223,420
2064 6,081,606 10,204,034
2063 6,094,455 10,183,241
2062 6,106,325 10,160,903
2061 6,118,587 10,136,928
2060 6,131,482 10,111,369
2059 6,143,979 10,083,631
2058 6,153,447 10,052,905
2057 6,161,059 10,019,547
2056 6,164,047 9,983,379
2055 6,168,611 9,943,931
2054 6,169,455 9,901,473
2053 6,169,673 9,854,931
2052 6,167,591 9,804,909
2051 6,164,894 9,751,221
2050 6,159,756 9,693,713
2049 6,151,623 9,632,600
2048 6,140,272 9,567,946
2047 6,128,245 9,500,139
2046 6,115,454 9,429,355
2045 6,099,562 9,356,194
2044 6,081,384 9,280,988
2043 6,062,477 9,204,466
2042 6,041,683 9,126,898
2041 6,017,573 9,048,356
2040 5,992,311 8,969,478
2039 5,967,604 8,890,225
2038 5,940,474 8,810,850
2037 5,912,327 8,731,367
2036 5,884,159 8,651,719
2035 5,855,902 8,572,231
2034 5,825,178 8,492,483
2033 5,792,751 8,412,113
2032 5,757,842 8,330,912
2031 5,721,671 8,248,129
2030 5,684,420 8,163,024
2029 5,644,008 8,070,023
2028 5,600,083 7,969,080
2027 5,553,725 7,860,774
2026 5,505,248 7,745,331
2025 5,452,752 7,623,184
2024 5,395,790 7,494,498
2023 5,311,538 7,364,438
2022 5,212,836 7,230,193
2021 5,110,585 7,092,043
2020 5,039,747 6,949,912
2019 4,976,456 6,803,944
2018 4,898,022 6,655,524
2017 4,827,445 6,507,061
2016 4,762,722 6,360,041
2015 4,701,957 6,215,770
2014 4,657,740 6,075,283
2013 4,623,816 5,939,341
2012 4,599,533 5,808,546
2011 4,580,084 5,683,417
2010 4,560,155 5,564,356
2009 4,535,375 5,451,592
2008 4,489,544 5,345,029
2007 4,398,942 5,244,046
2006 4,273,591 5,147,105
2005 4,159,914 5,052,257
2004 4,070,262 4,958,093
2003 3,996,521 4,863,865
2002 3,931,947 4,769,465
2001 3,866,243 4,675,409
2000 3,805,174 4,582,677
1999 3,754,786 4,492,170
1998 3,712,696 4,410,507
1997 3,674,171 4,336,730
1996 3,637,510 4,263,819
1995 3,608,841 4,191,203
1994 3,590,386 4,116,662
1993 3,576,261 4,032,407
1992 3,558,430 3,944,689
1991 3,534,235 3,855,894
1990 3,513,974 3,760,562
1989 3,511,009 3,662,459
1988 3,524,949 3,559,363
1987 3,540,057 3,452,731
1986 3,539,690 3,347,809
1985 3,538,082 3,247,534
1984 3,532,423 3,154,079
1983 3,510,600 3,067,534
1982 3,485,800 2,985,557
1981 3,453,000 2,907,187
1980 3,412,800 2,832,203
1979 3,373,750 2,760,358
1978 3,329,100 2,691,088
1977 3,282,200 2,623,948
1976 3,238,050 2,558,521
1975 3,189,550 2,494,570
1974 3,137,500 2,432,028
1973 3,085,950 2,370,919
1972 3,036,850 2,311,430
1971 2,992,050 2,253,119
1970 2,957,250 2,195,616
1969 2,932,650 2,139,024
1968 2,915,550 2,083,069
1967 2,902,450 2,027,403
1966 2,888,800 1,971,737
1965 2,877,300 1,915,916
1964 2,866,550 1,859,997
1963 2,852,650 1,804,272
1962 2,836,050 1,749,214
1961 2,824,400 1,695,400
1960 2,828,600 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 755,638 people (a 15.9% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Ireland is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 6.17M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ireland Turkmenistan
2100 -0.44% -0.29%
2099 -0.43% -0.27%
2098 -0.42% -0.26%
2097 -0.41% -0.24%
2096 -0.37% -0.23%
2095 -0.36% -0.22%
2094 -0.35% -0.21%
2093 -0.34% -0.19%
2092 -0.33% -0.18%
2091 -0.33% -0.17%
2090 -0.31% -0.15%
2089 -0.29% -0.14%
2088 -0.27% -0.13%
2087 -0.24% -0.11%
2086 -0.25% -0.1%
2085 -0.24% -0.08%
2084 -0.24% -0.07%
2083 -0.22% -0.06%
2082 -0.19% -0.04%
2081 -0.21% -0.03%
2080 -0.26% -0.008%
2079 -0.26% 0.01%
2078 -0.27% 0.03%
2077 -0.28% 0.04%
2076 -0.28% 0.06%
2075 -0.3% 0.07%
2074 -0.29% 0.09%
2073 -0.29% 0.1%
2072 -0.29% 0.12%
2071 -0.29% 0.13%
2070 -0.28% 0.14%
2069 -0.27% 0.15%
2068 -0.26% 0.16%
2067 -0.26% 0.17%
2066 -0.25% 0.18%
2065 -0.24% 0.19%
2064 -0.21% 0.2%
2063 -0.19% 0.22%
2062 -0.2% 0.24%
2061 -0.21% 0.25%
2060 -0.2% 0.28%
2059 -0.15% 0.31%
2058 -0.12% 0.33%
2057 -0.05% 0.36%
2056 -0.07% 0.4%
2055 -0.01% 0.43%
2054 -0.004% 0.47%
2053 0.03% 0.51%
2052 0.04% 0.55%
2051 0.08% 0.59%
2050 0.13% 0.63%
2049 0.18% 0.68%
2048 0.2% 0.71%
2047 0.21% 0.75%
2046 0.26% 0.78%
2045 0.3% 0.81%
2044 0.31% 0.83%
2043 0.34% 0.85%
2042 0.4% 0.87%
2041 0.42% 0.88%
2040 0.41% 0.89%
2039 0.46% 0.9%
2038 0.48% 0.91%
2037 0.48% 0.92%
2036 0.48% 0.93%
2035 0.53% 0.94%
2034 0.56% 0.96%
2033 0.61% 0.97%
2032 0.63% 1%
2031 0.66% 1.04%
2030 0.72% 1.15%
2029 0.78% 1.27%
2028 0.83% 1.38%
2027 0.88% 1.49%
2026 0.96% 1.6%
2025 1.06% 1.72%
2024 1.59% 1.77%
2023 1.89% 1.86%
2022 2% 1.95%
2021 1.41% 2.05%
2020 1.27% 2.15%
2019 1.6% 2.23%
2018 1.46% 2.28%
2017 1.36% 2.31%
2016 1.29% 2.32%
2015 0.95% 2.31%
2014 0.73% 2.29%
2013 0.53% 2.25%
2012 0.42% 2.2%
2011 0.44% 2.14%
2010 0.55% 2.07%
2009 1.02% 1.99%
2008 2.06% 1.93%
2007 2.93% 1.88%
2006 2.73% 1.88%
2005 2.2% 1.9%
2004 1.85% 1.94%
2003 1.64% 1.98%
2002 1.7% 2.01%
2001 1.6% 2.02%
2000 1.34% 2.01%
1999 1.13% 1.85%
1998 1.05% 1.7%
1997 1.01% 1.71%
1996 0.79% 1.73%
1995 0.51% 1.81%
1994 0.39% 2.09%
1993 0.5% 2.22%
1992 0.68% 2.3%
1991 0.58% 2.54%
1990 0.08% 2.68%
1989 -0.4% 2.9%
1988 -0.43% 3.09%
1987 0.01% 3.13%
1986 0.05% 3.09%
1985 0.16% 2.96%
1984 0.62% 2.82%
1983 0.71% 2.75%
1982 0.95% 2.7%
1981 1.18% 2.65%
1980 1.16% 2.6%
1979 1.34% 2.57%
1978 1.43% 2.56%
1977 1.36% 2.56%
1976 1.52% 2.56%
1975 1.66% 2.57%
1974 1.67% 2.58%
1973 1.62% 2.57%
1972 1.5% 2.59%
1971 1.18% 2.62%
1970 0.84% 2.65%
1969 0.59% 2.69%
1968 0.45% 2.75%
1967 0.47% 2.82%
1966 0.4% 2.91%
1965 0.38% 3.01%
1964 0.49% 3.09%
1963 0.59% 3.15%
1962 0.41% 3.17%
1961 -0.15% 3.16%

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ireland grew by 1.59%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Ireland Turkmenistan
Current population
5518360
7776557
Population rank 121/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.09%
One net population change
6.24 minutes
4.04 minutes
One birth every
9.61 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
15 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +231 +356
Annual growth/decline +84,252 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +1.59% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 68/197 61/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +35,417 +13,268
Net migration rank 27/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 1,216,237 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 52/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 23.1% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 25/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ireland
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ireland Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 35,417 - 13,268
2024 - 39,059 - 14,646
2023 19,652 43,873 117,529 15,005
2022 19,287 93,535 121,814 14,141
2021 26,064 27,419 122,721 17,617
2020 23,687 15,746 124,014 19,913
2019 28,365 29,663 128,275 19,735
2018 29,878 33,387 129,537 19,293
2017 31,379 28,883 131,417 16,678
2016 33,339 18,967 132,581 13,365
2015 35,265 13,376 132,663 9,936
2014 37,728 448 129,677 8,696
2013 39,302 -12,309 126,217 7,287
2012 42,775 -22,411 120,957 7,125
2011 45,801 -26,529 115,197 6,992
2010 47,426 -26,974 109,318 6,621
2009 47,168 -18,524 102,931 6,656
2008 46,691 18,979 96,815 6,734
2007 43,109 76,465 92,038 6,388
2006 36,752 94,513 87,840 7,613
2005 33,279 63,983 83,968 10,263
2004 33,376 49,102 79,850 14,242
2003 32,372 32,220 76,737 17,625
2002 31,062 34,286 75,639 18,803
2001 27,837 39,220 76,682 16,982
2000 23,592 31,298 76,875 14,925
1999 21,402 23,592 76,362 12,859
1998 22,277 16,615 77,342 -3,239
1997 21,311 17,425 79,045 -5,600
1996 18,915 9,959 80,996 -8,627
1995 16,601 10,019 86,289 -13,423
1994 17,234 -3,118 89,319 -13,094
1993 17,166 -3,762 92,596 -312
1992 20,283 1,335 96,668 -13,517
1991 21,206 4,944 99,297 -4,864
1990 21,787 -8,203 101,099 -4,864
1989 20,012 -28,752 103,553 -3,576
1988 22,912 -44,020 104,802 1,408
1987 26,904 -38,426 103,885 3,161
1986 27,963 -21,139 100,930 1,878
1985 29,013 -16,178 95,890 1,861
1984 31,791 -15,549 90,591 -1,427
1983 34,053 -15,043 85,183 -1,264
1982 38,344 -14,464 80,989 -961
1981 39,364 -10,834 77,829 -1,102
1980 40,612 -2,876 74,394 -1,152
1979 38,798 1,486 71,135 -677
1978 36,288 15,543 68,437 -350
1977 35,448 14,505 66,318 -132
1976 33,676 14,200 64,513 160
1975 34,128 13,828 62,681 550
1974 34,199 13,482 60,925 924
1973 34,562 13,164 59,169 1,194
1972 34,316 12,858 57,326 1,293
1971 35,606 5,851 56,666 1,348
1970 30,756 -8,892 55,617 1,376
1969 29,326 -10,250 54,791 1,397
1968 27,697 -11,132 54,324 1,401
1967 29,895 -11,708 54,209 1,397
1966 26,866 -11,858 54,353 1,377
1965 30,500 -14,016 54,558 1,366
1964 31,532 -15,640 54,574 1,340
1963 29,667 -16,615 54,203 1,332
1962 28,077 -17,438 53,248 1,337
1961 25,137 -22,237 51,659 1,372
1960 28,286 -38,492 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 1,216,237 residents or 23.1% of the population were not native-born in Ireland, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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