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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	Uganda	Ireland	Uganda
1960	2,828,600	7,640,973	-	-
1961	2,824,400	7,862,217	-0.15%	2.9%
1962	2,836,050	8,092,231	0.41%	2.93%
1963	2,852,650	8,333,663	0.59%	2.98%
1964	2,866,550	8,586,363	0.49%	3.03%
1965	2,877,300	8,849,203	0.38%	3.06%
1966	2,888,800	9,122,864	0.4%	3.09%
1967	2,902,450	9,408,924	0.47%	3.14%
1968	2,915,550	9,708,632	0.45%	3.19%
1969	2,932,650	10,014,858	0.59%	3.15%
1970	2,957,250	10,321,603	0.84%	3.06%
1971	2,992,050	10,618,206	1.18%	2.87%
1972	3,036,850	10,885,796	1.5%	2.52%
1973	3,085,950	11,144,236	1.62%	2.37%
1974	3,137,500	11,424,846	1.67%	2.52%
1975	3,189,550	11,725,240	1.66%	2.63%
1976	3,238,050	12,037,294	1.52%	2.66%
1977	3,282,200	12,359,669	1.36%	2.68%
1978	3,329,100	12,692,113	1.43%	2.69%
1979	3,373,750	13,002,163	1.34%	2.44%
1980	3,412,800	13,275,741	1.16%	2.1%
1981	3,453,000	13,556,452	1.18%	2.11%
1982	3,485,800	13,873,631	0.95%	2.34%
1983	3,510,600	14,221,881	0.71%	2.51%
1984	3,532,423	14,607,677	0.62%	2.71%
1985	3,538,082	15,023,681	0.16%	2.85%
1986	3,539,690	15,467,579	0.05%	2.95%
1987	3,540,057	15,954,170	0.01%	3.15%
1988	3,524,949	16,470,483	-0.43%	3.24%
1989	3,511,009	17,010,698	-0.4%	3.28%
1990	3,513,974	17,569,897	0.08%	3.29%
1991	3,534,235	18,155,901	0.58%	3.34%
1992	3,558,430	18,785,032	0.68%	3.47%
1993	3,576,261	19,445,161	0.5%	3.51%
1994	3,590,386	20,108,801	0.39%	3.41%
1995	3,608,841	20,665,667	0.51%	2.77%
1996	3,637,510	21,231,550	0.79%	2.74%
1997	3,674,171	21,856,046	1.01%	2.94%
1998	3,712,696	22,515,806	1.05%	3.02%
1999	3,754,786	23,257,281	1.13%	3.29%
2000	3,805,174	24,000,150	1.34%	3.19%
2001	3,866,243	24,745,676	1.6%	3.11%
2002	3,931,947	25,532,870	1.7%	3.18%
2003	3,996,521	26,352,124	1.64%	3.21%
2004	4,070,262	27,154,515	1.85%	3.04%
2005	4,159,914	27,963,289	2.2%	2.98%
2006	4,273,591	28,794,003	2.73%	2.97%
2007	4,398,942	29,653,430	2.93%	2.98%
2008	4,489,544	30,539,553	2.06%	2.99%
2009	4,535,375	31,451,151	1.02%	2.98%
2010	4,560,155	32,390,802	0.55%	2.99%
2011	4,580,084	33,354,543	0.44%	2.98%
2012	4,599,533	34,337,438	0.42%	2.95%
2013	4,623,816	35,337,042	0.53%	2.91%
2014	4,657,740	36,395,539	0.73%	3%
2015	4,701,957	37,531,446	0.95%	3.12%
2016	4,762,722	38,799,152	1.29%	3.38%
2017	4,827,445	40,177,388	1.36%	3.55%
2018	4,898,022	41,565,831	1.46%	3.46%
2019	4,976,456	42,999,637	1.6%	3.45%
2020	5,039,747	44,457,152	1.27%	3.39%
2021	5,110,585	45,910,930	1.41%	3.27%
2022	5,212,836	47,312,719	2%	3.05%
2023	5,311,538	48,656,601	1.89%	2.84%
2024	5,395,790	50,015,092	1.59%	2.79%
2025	5,450,228	51,384,895	1.01%	2.74%
2026	5,500,449	52,761,471	0.92%	2.68%
2027	5,547,627	54,144,274	0.86%	2.62%
2028	5,592,524	55,532,564	0.81%	2.56%
2029	5,634,478	56,922,797	0.75%	2.5%
2030	5,673,099	58,312,944	0.69%	2.44%
2031	5,709,621	59,703,537	0.64%	2.38%
2032	5,744,973	61,089,060	0.62%	2.32%
2033	5,778,467	62,464,116	0.58%	2.25%
2034	5,809,870	63,833,872	0.54%	2.19%
2035	5,839,208	65,205,570	0.5%	2.15%
2036	5,867,278	66,573,737	0.48%	2.1%
2037	5,895,280	67,942,634	0.48%	2.06%
2038	5,922,778	69,312,210	0.47%	2.02%
2039	5,948,562	70,669,875	0.44%	1.96%
2040	5,973,408	72,020,414	0.42%	1.91%
2041	5,997,971	73,372,658	0.41%	1.88%
2042	6,020,298	74,730,004	0.37%	1.85%
2043	6,040,050	76,090,991	0.33%	1.82%
2044	6,058,494	77,449,517	0.31%	1.79%
2045	6,075,441	78,797,995	0.28%	1.74%
2046	6,089,704	80,139,174	0.23%	1.7%
2047	6,102,050	81,478,503	0.2%	1.67%
2048	6,113,677	82,812,102	0.19%	1.64%
2049	6,123,367	84,130,056	0.16%	1.59%
2050	6,129,969	85,431,202	0.11%	1.55%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 738,242 (a 15.5% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 13,977,431 (a 36% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Ireland's population will grow by 11.4% to 6,129,969 people with a rank change from 121st to 119th. The population of Uganda will increase by 61.9% to 85,431,202 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.