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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	Tuvalu	Ireland	Tuvalu
1960	2,828,600	5,598	-	-
1961	2,824,400	5,648	-0.15%	0.89%
1962	2,836,050	5,699	0.41%	0.9%
1963	2,852,650	5,751	0.59%	0.91%
1964	2,866,550	5,752	0.49%	0.02%
1965	2,877,300	5,715	0.38%	-0.64%
1966	2,888,800	5,686	0.4%	-0.51%
1967	2,902,450	5,652	0.47%	-0.6%
1968	2,915,550	5,624	0.45%	-0.5%
1969	2,932,650	5,631	0.59%	0.12%
1970	2,957,250	5,663	0.84%	0.57%
1971	2,992,050	5,685	1.18%	0.39%
1972	3,036,850	5,692	1.5%	0.12%
1973	3,085,950	5,681	1.62%	-0.19%
1974	3,137,500	5,822	1.67%	2.48%
1975	3,189,550	6,117	1.66%	5.07%
1976	3,238,050	6,404	1.52%	4.69%
1977	3,282,200	6,686	1.36%	4.4%
1978	3,329,100	6,957	1.43%	4.05%
1979	3,373,750	7,184	1.34%	3.26%
1980	3,412,800	7,366	1.16%	2.53%
1981	3,453,000	7,526	1.18%	2.17%
1982	3,485,800	7,664	0.95%	1.83%
1983	3,510,600	7,789	0.71%	1.63%
1984	3,532,423	7,902	0.62%	1.45%
1985	3,538,082	8,046	0.16%	1.82%
1986	3,539,690	8,217	0.05%	2.13%
1987	3,540,057	8,371	0.01%	1.87%
1988	3,524,949	8,518	-0.43%	1.76%
1989	3,511,009	8,662	-0.4%	1.69%
1990	3,513,974	8,798	0.08%	1.57%
1991	3,534,235	8,928	0.58%	1.48%
1992	3,558,430	9,038	0.68%	1.23%
1993	3,576,261	9,126	0.5%	0.97%
1994	3,590,386	9,207	0.39%	0.89%
1995	3,608,841	9,280	0.51%	0.79%
1996	3,637,510	9,342	0.79%	0.67%
1997	3,674,171	9,400	1.01%	0.62%
1998	3,712,696	9,451	1.05%	0.54%
1999	3,754,786	9,496	1.13%	0.48%
2000	3,805,174	9,544	1.34%	0.51%
2001	3,866,243	9,586	1.6%	0.44%
2002	3,931,947	9,623	1.7%	0.39%
2003	3,996,521	9,695	1.64%	0.75%
2004	4,070,262	9,816	1.85%	1.25%
2005	4,159,914	9,940	2.2%	1.26%
2006	4,273,591	10,056	2.73%	1.17%
2007	4,398,942	10,182	2.93%	1.25%
2008	4,489,544	10,321	2.06%	1.37%
2009	4,535,375	10,461	1.02%	1.36%
2010	4,560,155	10,614	0.55%	1.46%
2011	4,580,084	10,780	0.44%	1.56%
2012	4,599,533	10,934	0.42%	1.43%
2013	4,623,816	11,001	0.53%	0.61%
2014	4,657,740	10,984	0.73%	-0.15%
2015	4,701,957	10,963	0.95%	-0.19%
2016	4,762,722	10,930	1.29%	-0.3%
2017	4,827,445	10,869	1.36%	-0.56%
2018	4,898,022	10,751	1.46%	-1.09%
2019	4,976,456	10,581	1.6%	-1.58%
2020	5,039,747	10,399	1.27%	-1.72%
2021	5,110,585	10,194	1.41%	-1.97%
2022	5,212,836	9,992	2%	-1.98%
2023	5,307,600	9,816	1.82%	-1.76%
2024	5,380,257	9,646	1.37%	-1.73%
2025	5,434,538	9,493	1.01%	-1.58%
2026	5,484,615	9,363	0.92%	-1.37%
2027	5,531,657	9,255	0.86%	-1.15%
2028	5,576,425	9,175	0.81%	-0.87%
2029	5,618,258	9,102	0.75%	-0.79%
2030	5,656,768	9,047	0.69%	-0.6%
2031	5,693,185	9,011	0.64%	-0.4%
2032	5,728,435	8,984	0.62%	-0.3%
2033	5,761,833	8,975	0.58%	-0.1%
2034	5,793,145	8,970	0.54%	-0.06%
2035	5,822,398	8,977	0.5%	0.08%
2036	5,850,388	8,995	0.48%	0.2%
2037	5,878,309	9,017	0.48%	0.24%
2038	5,905,728	9,051	0.47%	0.38%
2039	5,931,438	9,095	0.44%	0.48%
2040	5,956,212	9,143	0.42%	0.53%
2041	5,980,704	9,191	0.41%	0.52%
2042	6,002,968	9,245	0.37%	0.6%
2043	6,022,662	9,308	0.33%	0.68%
2044	6,041,053	9,375	0.31%	0.72%
2045	6,057,952	9,435	0.28%	0.64%
2046	6,072,174	9,502	0.23%	0.71%
2047	6,084,484	9,571	0.2%	0.72%
2048	6,096,077	9,644	0.19%	0.76%
2049	6,105,740	9,712	0.16%	0.71%
2050	6,112,322	9,778	0.11%	0.68%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ireland increased by 542,043 people (a 13% growth), while Tuvalu gained 1,023 people (a 10.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ireland gained 772,806 (a 16.4% growth), while Tuvalu's population decreased by -1,470 (a 13.4% decline).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2005 and is still 121st in 2025. Tuvalu was ranked 196th in 2005 and still ranked 196th 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 Tuvalu will increase by 3% to 9,778 people and will still be ranked 196th.