Population in Ireland compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Ireland and the United Arab Emirates: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	UAE	Ireland	UAE
1960	2,828,600	131,334	-	-
1961	2,824,400	137,989	-0.15%	5.07%
1962	2,836,050	144,946	0.41%	5.04%
1963	2,852,650	152,211	0.59%	5.01%
1964	2,866,550	159,692	0.49%	4.91%
1965	2,877,300	167,103	0.38%	4.64%
1966	2,888,800	173,976	0.4%	4.11%
1967	2,902,450	179,700	0.47%	3.29%
1968	2,915,550	199,416	0.45%	11%
1969	2,932,650	239,660	0.59%	20.2%
1970	2,957,250	286,536	0.84%	19.6%
1971	2,992,050	335,027	1.18%	16.9%
1972	3,036,850	385,014	1.5%	14.9%
1973	3,085,950	436,399	1.62%	13.3%
1974	3,137,500	489,087	1.67%	12.1%
1975	3,189,550	542,856	1.66%	11%
1976	3,238,050	615,866	1.52%	13.4%
1977	3,282,200	710,209	1.36%	15.3%
1978	3,329,100	809,274	1.43%	13.9%
1979	3,373,750	912,010	1.34%	12.7%
1980	3,412,800	1,015,700	1.16%	11.4%
1981	3,453,000	1,099,855	1.18%	8.29%
1982	3,485,800	1,166,370	0.95%	6.05%
1983	3,510,600	1,235,305	0.71%	5.91%
1984	3,532,423	1,305,996	0.62%	5.72%
1985	3,538,082	1,377,911	0.16%	5.51%
1986	3,539,690	1,467,383	0.05%	6.49%
1987	3,540,057	1,574,244	0.01%	7.28%
1988	3,524,949	1,681,788	-0.43%	6.83%
1989	3,511,009	1,789,851	-0.4%	6.43%
1990	3,513,974	1,898,220	0.08%	6.05%
1991	3,534,235	2,006,626	0.58%	5.71%
1992	3,558,430	2,114,730	0.68%	5.39%
1993	3,576,261	2,222,093	0.5%	5.08%
1994	3,590,386	2,328,188	0.39%	4.77%
1995	3,608,841	2,434,662	0.51%	4.57%
1996	3,637,510	2,597,564	0.79%	6.69%
1997	3,674,171	2,817,410	1.01%	8.46%
1998	3,712,696	3,040,421	1.05%	7.92%
1999	3,754,786	3,266,009	1.13%	7.42%
2000	3,805,174	3,493,575	1.34%	6.97%
2001	3,866,243	3,723,590	1.6%	6.58%
2002	3,931,947	3,956,826	1.7%	6.26%
2003	3,996,521	4,192,457	1.64%	5.96%
2004	4,070,262	4,428,967	1.85%	5.64%
2005	4,159,914	4,664,790	2.2%	5.32%
2006	4,273,591	5,009,100	2.73%	7.38%
2007	4,398,942	5,624,635	2.93%	12.3%
2008	4,489,544	6,302,664	2.06%	12.1%
2009	4,535,375	6,707,058	1.02%	6.42%
2010	4,560,155	6,869,838	0.55%	2.43%
2011	4,580,084	7,104,538	0.44%	3.42%
2012	4,599,533	7,391,448	0.42%	4.04%
2013	4,623,816	7,693,031	0.53%	4.08%
2014	4,657,740	8,059,440	0.73%	4.76%
2015	4,701,957	8,505,237	0.95%	5.53%
2016	4,762,722	8,935,095	1.29%	5.05%
2017	4,827,445	9,223,225	1.36%	3.22%
2018	4,898,022	9,346,701	1.46%	1.34%
2019	4,976,456	9,445,785	1.6%	1.06%
2020	5,039,747	9,401,038	1.27%	-0.47%
2021	5,110,585	9,575,152	1.41%	1.85%
2022	5,212,836	10,074,977	2%	5.22%
2023	5,307,600	10,483,751	1.82%	4.06%
2024	5,380,257	10,876,981	1.37%	3.75%
2025	5,434,538	11,191,510	1.01%	2.89%
2026	5,484,615	11,417,074	0.92%	2.02%
2027	5,531,657	11,595,528	0.86%	1.56%
2028	5,576,425	11,750,055	0.81%	1.33%
2029	5,618,258	11,890,496	0.75%	1.2%
2030	5,656,768	12,024,613	0.69%	1.13%
2031	5,693,185	12,159,255	0.64%	1.12%
2032	5,728,435	12,298,043	0.62%	1.14%
2033	5,761,833	12,440,531	0.58%	1.16%
2034	5,793,145	12,586,327	0.54%	1.17%
2035	5,822,398	12,734,906	0.5%	1.18%
2036	5,850,388	12,885,831	0.48%	1.19%
2037	5,878,309	13,038,803	0.48%	1.19%
2038	5,905,728	13,193,613	0.47%	1.19%
2039	5,931,438	13,349,897	0.44%	1.18%
2040	5,956,212	13,507,317	0.42%	1.18%
2041	5,980,704	13,665,875	0.41%	1.17%
2042	6,002,968	13,825,473	0.37%	1.17%
2043	6,022,662	13,986,029	0.33%	1.16%
2044	6,041,053	14,147,509	0.31%	1.15%
2045	6,057,952	14,309,823	0.28%	1.15%
2046	6,072,174	14,473,950	0.23%	1.15%
2047	6,084,484	14,641,700	0.2%	1.16%
2048	6,096,077	14,812,411	0.19%	1.17%
2049	6,105,740	14,984,754	0.16%	1.16%
2050	6,112,322	15,158,142	0.11%	1.16%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ireland increased by 542,043 people (a 13% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,840,447 people (a 82.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ireland gained 772,806 (a 16.4% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,867,463 (a 33.7% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2005 and is still 121st in 2025. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 115th in 2005 and ranked 86th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 33.3% to 15,158,142 people and rank change from 86th to 84th.