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	5,311,538	10,483,751	1.89%	4.06%
2024	5,395,790	10,986,400	1.59%	4.79%
2025	5,450,228	11,304,093	1.01%	2.89%
2026	5,500,449	11,531,926	0.92%	2.02%
2027	5,547,627	11,712,175	0.86%	1.56%
2028	5,592,524	11,868,257	0.81%	1.33%
2029	5,634,478	12,010,111	0.75%	1.2%
2030	5,673,099	12,145,577	0.69%	1.13%
2031	5,709,621	12,281,573	0.64%	1.12%
2032	5,744,973	12,421,758	0.62%	1.14%
2033	5,778,467	12,565,679	0.58%	1.16%
2034	5,809,870	12,712,942	0.54%	1.17%
2035	5,839,208	12,863,015	0.5%	1.18%
2036	5,867,278	13,015,458	0.48%	1.19%
2037	5,895,280	13,169,969	0.48%	1.19%
2038	5,922,778	13,326,337	0.47%	1.19%
2039	5,948,562	13,484,193	0.44%	1.18%
2040	5,973,408	13,643,197	0.42%	1.18%
2041	5,997,971	13,803,349	0.41%	1.17%
2042	6,020,298	13,964,553	0.37%	1.17%
2043	6,040,050	14,126,724	0.33%	1.16%
2044	6,058,494	14,289,828	0.31%	1.15%
2045	6,075,441	14,453,775	0.28%	1.15%
2046	6,089,704	14,619,554	0.23%	1.15%
2047	6,102,050	14,788,991	0.2%	1.16%
2048	6,113,677	14,961,419	0.19%	1.17%
2049	6,123,367	15,135,496	0.16%	1.16%
2050	6,129,969	15,310,628	0.11%	1.16%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 738,242 (a 15.5% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,598,800 (a 29.1% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 86th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32.7% to 15,310,628 people and rank change from 86th to 84th.