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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ireland was 5,395,790 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ireland's population is 5,518,360 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 7.27 times bigger than Ireland's.
  • Ireland is ranked the 121st most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.55% of the world: 0.07% for Ireland vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Ireland has had an average growth rate of +1.41% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ireland has increased from 4.27M people to 5.52M (29.1% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Ireland vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ireland Ukraine
2100 5,468,791 15,493,960
2099 5,493,162 15,751,557
2098 5,516,999 16,012,938
2097 5,540,157 16,278,602
2096 5,562,811 16,547,938
2095 5,583,505 16,820,897
2094 5,603,538 17,098,910
2093 5,623,266 17,381,822
2092 5,642,437 17,669,049
2091 5,661,268 17,960,681
2090 5,680,076 18,257,867
2089 5,697,512 18,559,027
2088 5,714,108 18,865,031
2087 5,729,431 19,176,483
2086 5,743,405 19,492,606
2085 5,757,666 19,812,584
2084 5,771,610 20,138,855
2083 5,785,324 20,468,747
2082 5,798,037 20,803,241
2081 5,809,262 21,140,953
2080 5,821,598 21,482,498
2079 5,836,731 21,827,152
2078 5,851,937 22,175,099
2077 5,867,627 22,525,846
2076 5,883,876 22,879,896
2075 5,900,200 23,236,521
2074 5,917,659 23,596,095
2073 5,934,975 23,957,807
2072 5,952,211 24,319,928
2071 5,969,279 24,685,370
2070 5,986,770 25,053,352
2069 6,003,570 25,423,272
2068 6,019,937 25,794,560
2067 6,035,810 26,168,072
2066 6,051,604 26,543,206
2065 6,066,791 26,920,121
2064 6,081,606 27,298,592
2063 6,094,455 27,677,528
2062 6,106,325 28,056,960
2061 6,118,587 28,437,884
2060 6,131,482 28,818,343
2059 6,143,979 29,198,891
2058 6,153,447 29,580,044
2057 6,161,059 29,958,884
2056 6,164,047 30,335,136
2055 6,168,611 30,710,041
2054 6,169,455 31,080,334
2053 6,169,673 31,447,868
2052 6,167,591 31,811,171
2051 6,164,894 32,170,929
2050 6,159,756 32,525,262
2049 6,151,623 32,875,483
2048 6,140,272 33,217,836
2047 6,128,245 33,556,749
2046 6,115,454 33,892,646
2045 6,099,562 34,221,999
2044 6,081,384 34,547,153
2043 6,062,477 34,869,270
2042 6,041,683 35,189,550
2041 6,017,573 35,507,946
2040 5,992,311 35,823,225
2039 5,967,604 36,141,658
2038 5,940,474 36,457,134
2037 5,912,327 36,772,578
2036 5,884,159 37,084,252
2035 5,855,902 37,396,243
2034 5,825,178 37,706,533
2033 5,792,751 38,015,585
2032 5,757,842 38,322,554
2031 5,721,671 38,630,259
2030 5,684,420 38,935,791
2029 5,644,008 39,238,099
2028 5,600,083 39,537,815
2027 5,553,725 39,830,895
2026 5,505,248 40,125,599
2025 5,452,752 38,707,520
2024 5,395,790 37,860,221
2023 5,311,538 37,732,836
2022 5,212,836 41,048,766
2021 5,110,585 44,298,640
2020 5,039,747 44,680,014
2019 4,976,456 44,957,458
2018 4,898,022 45,208,907
2017 4,827,445 45,436,041
2016 4,762,722 45,616,832
2015 4,701,957 45,784,896
2014 4,657,740 45,972,380
2013 4,623,816 46,126,770
2012 4,599,533 46,210,056
2011 4,580,084 46,307,853
2010 4,560,155 46,456,003
2009 4,535,375 46,623,731
2008 4,489,544 46,819,175
2007 4,398,942 47,062,798
2006 4,273,591 47,278,694
2005 4,159,914 47,585,556
2004 4,070,262 47,979,507
2003 3,996,521 48,315,136
2002 3,931,947 48,677,281
2001 3,866,243 49,106,855
2000 3,805,174 49,556,660
1999 3,754,786 49,976,446
1998 3,712,696 50,379,731
1997 3,674,171 50,786,885
1996 3,637,510 51,226,109
1995 3,608,841 51,665,539
1994 3,590,386 52,075,998
1993 3,576,261 52,350,126
1992 3,558,430 52,323,671
1991 3,534,235 52,170,961
1990 3,513,974 52,054,092
1989 3,511,009 51,917,817
1988 3,524,949 51,724,853
1987 3,540,057 51,515,732
1986 3,539,690 51,318,745
1985 3,538,082 51,108,770
1984 3,532,423 50,887,599
1983 3,510,600 50,637,029
1982 3,485,800 50,402,724
1981 3,453,000 50,189,281
1980 3,412,800 49,955,152
1979 3,373,750 49,721,381
1978 3,329,100 49,521,243
1977 3,282,200 49,336,481
1976 3,238,050 49,120,842
1975 3,189,550 48,865,229
1974 3,137,500 48,576,570
1973 3,085,950 48,277,121
1972 3,036,850 47,946,893
1971 2,992,050 47,573,287
1970 2,957,250 47,261,306
1969 2,932,650 46,976,256
1968 2,915,550 46,614,325
1967 2,902,450 46,215,988
1966 2,888,800 45,802,519
1965 2,877,300 45,386,892
1964 2,866,550 44,951,156
1963 2,852,650 44,462,372
1962 2,836,050 43,943,674
1961 2,824,400 43,399,766
1960 2,828,600 42,824,093

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 755,638 people (a 15.9% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Ireland is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 6.17M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ireland Ukraine
2100 -0.44% -1.64%
2099 -0.43% -1.63%
2098 -0.42% -1.63%
2097 -0.41% -1.63%
2096 -0.37% -1.62%
2095 -0.36% -1.63%
2094 -0.35% -1.63%
2093 -0.34% -1.63%
2092 -0.33% -1.62%
2091 -0.33% -1.63%
2090 -0.31% -1.62%
2089 -0.29% -1.62%
2088 -0.27% -1.62%
2087 -0.24% -1.62%
2086 -0.25% -1.62%
2085 -0.24% -1.62%
2084 -0.24% -1.61%
2083 -0.22% -1.61%
2082 -0.19% -1.6%
2081 -0.21% -1.59%
2080 -0.26% -1.58%
2079 -0.26% -1.57%
2078 -0.27% -1.56%
2077 -0.28% -1.55%
2076 -0.28% -1.53%
2075 -0.3% -1.52%
2074 -0.29% -1.51%
2073 -0.29% -1.49%
2072 -0.29% -1.48%
2071 -0.29% -1.47%
2070 -0.28% -1.46%
2069 -0.27% -1.44%
2068 -0.26% -1.43%
2067 -0.26% -1.41%
2066 -0.25% -1.4%
2065 -0.24% -1.39%
2064 -0.21% -1.37%
2063 -0.19% -1.35%
2062 -0.2% -1.34%
2061 -0.21% -1.32%
2060 -0.2% -1.3%
2059 -0.15% -1.29%
2058 -0.12% -1.26%
2057 -0.05% -1.24%
2056 -0.07% -1.22%
2055 -0.01% -1.19%
2054 -0.004% -1.17%
2053 0.03% -1.14%
2052 0.04% -1.12%
2051 0.08% -1.09%
2050 0.13% -1.07%
2049 0.18% -1.03%
2048 0.2% -1.01%
2047 0.21% -0.99%
2046 0.26% -0.96%
2045 0.3% -0.94%
2044 0.31% -0.92%
2043 0.34% -0.91%
2042 0.4% -0.9%
2041 0.42% -0.88%
2040 0.41% -0.88%
2039 0.46% -0.87%
2038 0.48% -0.86%
2037 0.48% -0.84%
2036 0.48% -0.83%
2035 0.53% -0.82%
2034 0.56% -0.81%
2033 0.61% -0.8%
2032 0.63% -0.8%
2031 0.66% -0.78%
2030 0.72% -0.77%
2029 0.78% -0.76%
2028 0.83% -0.74%
2027 0.88% -0.73%
2026 0.96% 3.66%
2025 1.06% 2.24%
2024 1.59% 0.34%
2023 1.89% -8.08%
2022 2% -7.34%
2021 1.41% -0.85%
2020 1.27% -0.62%
2019 1.6% -0.56%
2018 1.46% -0.5%
2017 1.36% -0.4%
2016 1.29% -0.37%
2015 0.95% -0.41%
2014 0.73% -0.33%
2013 0.53% -0.18%
2012 0.42% -0.21%
2011 0.44% -0.32%
2010 0.55% -0.36%
2009 1.02% -0.42%
2008 2.06% -0.52%
2007 2.93% -0.46%
2006 2.73% -0.64%
2005 2.2% -0.82%
2004 1.85% -0.69%
2003 1.64% -0.74%
2002 1.7% -0.87%
2001 1.6% -0.91%
2000 1.34% -0.84%
1999 1.13% -0.8%
1998 1.05% -0.8%
1997 1.01% -0.86%
1996 0.79% -0.85%
1995 0.51% -0.79%
1994 0.39% -0.52%
1993 0.5% 0.05%
1992 0.68% 0.29%
1991 0.58% 0.22%
1990 0.08% 0.26%
1989 -0.4% 0.37%
1988 -0.43% 0.41%
1987 0.01% 0.38%
1986 0.05% 0.41%
1985 0.16% 0.43%
1984 0.62% 0.49%
1983 0.71% 0.46%
1982 0.95% 0.43%
1981 1.18% 0.47%
1980 1.16% 0.47%
1979 1.34% 0.4%
1978 1.43% 0.37%
1977 1.36% 0.44%
1976 1.52% 0.52%
1975 1.66% 0.59%
1974 1.67% 0.62%
1973 1.62% 0.69%
1972 1.5% 0.79%
1971 1.18% 0.66%
1970 0.84% 0.61%
1969 0.59% 0.78%
1968 0.45% 0.86%
1967 0.47% 0.9%
1966 0.4% 0.92%
1965 0.38% 0.97%
1964 0.49% 1.1%
1963 0.59% 1.18%
1962 0.41% 1.25%
1961 -0.15% 1.34%

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

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In 2024, the population of Ireland grew by 1.59%, while Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Ireland Ukraine
Current population
5518360
40125599
Population rank 121/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.48%
One net population change
6.24 minutes
4.13 minutes
One birth every
9.61 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
15 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +231 +349
Annual growth/decline +84,252 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +1.59% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 68/197 147/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change +35,417 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 27/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 1,216,237 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 52/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 23.1% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 25/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ireland
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ireland Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 35,417 - 1,702,358
2024 - 39,059 - 1,146,012
2023 19,652 43,873 -283,185 -299,961
2022 19,287 93,535 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 26,064 27,419 -449,941 -1,129
2020 23,687 15,746 -307,533 -4,167
2019 28,365 29,663 -236,296 -6,908
2018 29,878 33,387 -227,491 -32,220
2017 31,379 28,883 -158,390 -36,155
2016 33,339 18,967 -135,710 -31,340
2015 35,265 13,376 -147,107 -21,992
2014 37,728 448 -140,216 -65,678
2013 39,302 -12,309 -129,662 26,781
2012 42,775 -22,411 -130,451 66,768
2011 45,801 -26,529 -158,372 26,457
2010 47,426 -26,974 -180,388 16,030
2009 47,168 -18,524 -197,918 26,796
2008 46,691 18,979 -229,086 9,312
2007 43,109 76,465 -282,659 15,237
2006 36,752 94,513 -300,787 136,442
2005 33,279 63,983 -337,857 -111,493
2004 33,376 49,102 -344,157 5,644
2003 32,372 32,220 -351,299 18,540
2002 31,062 34,286 -364,544 -26,991
2001 27,837 39,220 -374,734 -92,847
2000 23,592 31,298 -364,143 -67,865
1999 21,402 23,592 -348,286 -59,247
1998 22,277 16,615 -318,299 -80,684
1997 21,311 17,425 -306,549 -108,735
1996 18,915 9,959 -305,154 -158,008
1995 16,601 10,019 -281,629 -134,053
1994 17,234 -3,118 -238,820 -166,380
1993 17,166 -3,762 -169,405 26,357
1992 20,283 1,335 -95,857 291,788
1991 21,206 4,944 -16,486 125,962
1990 21,787 -8,203 48,463 75,760
1989 20,012 -28,752 106,431 36,978
1988 22,912 -44,020 162,002 75,637
1987 26,904 -38,426 198,850 -18,275
1986 27,963 -21,139 225,751 -12,369
1985 29,013 -16,178 201,011 5,546
1984 31,791 -15,549 222,430 13,340
1983 34,053 -15,043 241,741 23,608
1982 38,344 -14,464 194,101 9,096
1981 39,364 -10,834 182,839 40,807
1980 40,612 -2,876 197,223 47,406
1979 38,798 1,486 197,294 25,635
1978 36,288 15,543 206,554 -29,180
1977 35,448 14,505 216,932 -24,745
1976 33,676 14,200 247,323 -8,219
1975 34,128 13,828 256,787 15,336
1974 34,199 13,482 273,486 31,725
1973 34,562 13,164 274,938 18,777
1972 34,316 12,858 309,785 56,928
1971 35,606 5,851 305,849 74,604
1970 30,756 -8,892 291,839 -48,335
1969 29,326 -10,250 274,858 51,763
1968 27,697 -11,132 295,162 102,096
1967 29,895 -11,708 313,899 85,527
1966 26,866 -11,858 337,794 89,737
1965 30,500 -14,016 334,365 69,354
1964 31,532 -15,640 391,120 76,650
1963 29,667 -16,615 449,648 60,178
1962 28,077 -17,438 481,887 45,712
1961 25,137 -22,237 508,602 51,625
1960 28,286 -38,492 538,812 52,281

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

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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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 1,216,237 residents or 23.1% of the population were not native-born in Ireland, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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