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

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The latest officially reported population of Ireland was 5,484,367 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ireland's population is 5,562,212 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 1.4 times bigger than Ireland's.
  • Ireland is ranked the 122nd 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 +1.5% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ireland has increased from 4.27M people to 5.56M (30.2% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Ireland vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ireland Turkmenistan
2100 5,500,499 10,041,228
2099 5,525,011 10,070,007
2098 5,548,986 10,097,571
2097 5,572,279 10,123,813
2096 5,595,064 10,148,560
2095 5,615,877 10,172,371
2094 5,636,027 10,194,567
2093 5,655,870 10,215,533
2092 5,675,151 10,235,132
2091 5,694,092 10,253,189
2090 5,713,009 10,270,414
2089 5,730,546 10,285,963
2088 5,747,238 10,300,439
2087 5,762,650 10,313,629
2086 5,776,705 10,325,212
2085 5,791,049 10,335,299
2084 5,805,074 10,343,821
2083 5,818,867 10,350,710
2082 5,831,653 10,356,526
2081 5,842,944 10,360,689
2080 5,855,351 10,363,394
2079 5,870,572 10,364,229
2078 5,885,866 10,363,113
2077 5,901,647 10,360,467
2076 5,917,991 10,356,079
2075 5,934,408 10,349,863
2074 5,951,970 10,342,496
2073 5,969,385 10,333,532
2072 5,986,721 10,322,776
2071 6,003,888 10,310,748
2070 6,021,481 10,297,702
2069 6,038,378 10,283,723
2068 6,054,840 10,268,779
2067 6,070,805 10,252,681
2066 6,086,691 10,235,535
2065 6,101,966 10,217,603
2064 6,116,867 10,198,228
2063 6,129,790 10,177,447
2062 6,141,729 10,155,121
2061 6,154,062 10,131,160
2060 6,167,032 10,105,616
2059 6,179,602 10,077,893
2058 6,189,124 10,047,185
2057 6,196,781 10,013,846
2056 6,199,786 9,977,699
2055 6,204,376 9,938,273
2054 6,205,225 9,895,840
2053 6,205,444 9,849,324
2052 6,203,350 9,799,331
2051 6,200,637 9,745,673
2050 6,195,469 9,688,197
2049 6,187,289 9,627,119
2048 6,175,872 9,562,502
2047 6,163,776 9,494,734
2046 6,150,911 9,423,990
2045 6,134,927 9,350,870
2044 6,116,643 9,275,707
2043 6,097,627 9,199,229
2042 6,076,713 9,121,705
2041 6,052,462 9,043,208
2040 6,027,054 8,964,374
2039 6,002,204 8,885,167
2038 5,974,917 8,805,836
2037 5,946,606 8,726,399
2036 5,918,275 8,646,796
2035 5,889,854 8,567,354
2034 5,858,952 8,487,651
2033 5,826,337 8,407,327
2032 5,791,225 8,326,172
2031 5,754,845 8,243,436
2030 5,717,377 8,158,380
2029 5,676,731 8,065,431
2028 5,632,552 7,964,546
2027 5,585,925 7,856,302
2026 5,537,167 7,740,924
2025 5,484,367 7,618,847
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 799,490 people (a 16.8% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is 122nd 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 11.4% to 6,195,469 people with a rank change from 122nd to 118th. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Ireland is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 6.21M 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 1.64% 1.66%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Ireland grew by 1.64%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Ireland Turkmenistan
Current population
5562212
7800189
Population rank 122/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.09%
One net population change
5.95 minutes
4.24 minutes
One birth every
9.74 minutes
3.35 minutes
One death every
15 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +243 +341
Annual growth/decline +88,577 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate +1.64% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 64/197 63/197
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 18,885 39,059 112,942 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 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 43.6% of the population change in Ireland is from natural causes (a gain of 265,801 people) and 56.4% is from migration (a gain of 343,908 people). In Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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