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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	United States	Ireland	United States
1900	-	76,094,000	-	-
1901	-	77,584,000	-	1.96%
1902	-	79,163,000	-	2.04%
1903	-	80,632,000	-	1.86%
1904	-	82,166,000	-	1.9%
1905	-	83,822,000	-	2.02%
1906	-	85,450,000	-	1.94%
1907	-	87,008,000	-	1.82%
1908	-	88,710,000	-	1.96%
1909	-	90,490,000	-	2.01%
1910	-	92,407,000	-	2.12%
1911	-	93,863,000	-	1.58%
1912	-	95,335,000	-	1.57%
1913	-	97,225,000	-	1.98%
1914	-	99,111,000	-	1.94%
1915	-	100,546,000	-	1.45%
1916	-	101,961,000	-	1.41%
1917	-	103,268,000	-	1.28%
1918	-	103,208,000	-	-0.06%
1919	-	104,514,000	-	1.27%
1920	-	106,461,000	-	1.86%
1921	-	108,538,000	-	1.95%
1922	-	110,049,000	-	1.39%
1923	-	111,947,000	-	1.72%
1924	-	114,109,000	-	1.93%
1925	-	115,829,000	-	1.51%
1926	-	117,397,000	-	1.35%
1927	-	119,035,000	-	1.4%
1928	-	120,509,000	-	1.24%
1929	-	121,767,000	-	1.04%
1930	-	123,076,741	-	1.08%
1931	-	124,039,648	-	0.78%
1932	-	124,840,471	-	0.65%
1933	-	125,578,763	-	0.59%
1934	-	126,373,773	-	0.63%
1935	-	127,250,232	-	0.69%
1936	-	128,053,180	-	0.63%
1937	-	128,824,829	-	0.6%
1938	-	129,824,939	-	0.78%
1939	-	130,879,718	-	0.81%
1940	-	132,122,446	-	0.95%
1941	-	133,402,471	-	0.97%
1942	-	134,859,553	-	1.09%
1943	-	136,739,353	-	1.39%
1944	-	138,397,345	-	1.21%
1945	-	139,928,165	-	1.11%
1946	-	141,388,566	-	1.04%
1947	-	144,126,071	-	1.94%
1948	-	146,631,302	-	1.74%
1949	-	149,188,130	-	1.74%
1950	-	152,271,417	-	2.07%
1951	-	154,877,889	-	1.71%
1952	-	157,552,740	-	1.73%
1953	-	160,184,192	-	1.67%
1954	-	163,025,854	-	1.77%
1955	-	165,931,202	-	1.78%
1956	-	168,903,031	-	1.79%
1957	-	171,984,130	-	1.82%
1958	-	174,881,904	-	1.68%
1959	-	177,829,628	-	1.69%
1960	2,828,600	180,671,158	-	1.6%
1961	2,824,400	183,691,481	-0.15%	1.67%
1962	2,836,050	186,537,737	0.41%	1.55%
1963	2,852,650	189,241,798	0.59%	1.45%
1964	2,866,550	191,888,791	0.49%	1.4%
1965	2,877,300	194,302,963	0.38%	1.26%
1966	2,888,800	196,560,338	0.4%	1.16%
1967	2,902,450	198,712,056	0.47%	1.09%
1968	2,915,550	200,706,052	0.45%	1%
1969	2,932,650	202,676,946	0.59%	0.98%
1970	2,957,250	205,052,174	0.84%	1.17%
1971	2,992,050	207,660,677	1.18%	1.27%
1972	3,036,850	209,896,021	1.5%	1.08%
1973	3,085,950	211,908,788	1.62%	0.96%
1974	3,137,500	213,853,928	1.67%	0.92%
1975	3,189,550	215,973,199	1.66%	0.99%
1976	3,238,050	218,035,164	1.52%	0.95%
1977	3,282,200	220,239,425	1.36%	1.01%
1978	3,329,100	222,584,545	1.43%	1.06%
1979	3,373,750	225,055,487	1.34%	1.11%
1980	3,412,800	226,542,250	1.16%	0.66%
1981	3,453,000	229,465,744	1.18%	1.29%
1982	3,485,800	231,664,432	0.95%	0.96%
1983	3,510,600	233,792,014	0.71%	0.92%
1984	3,532,423	235,824,908	0.62%	0.87%
1985	3,538,082	237,923,734	0.16%	0.89%
1986	3,539,690	240,132,831	0.05%	0.93%
1987	3,540,057	242,288,936	0.01%	0.9%
1988	3,524,949	244,499,004	-0.43%	0.91%
1989	3,511,009	246,819,222	-0.4%	0.95%
1990	3,513,974	250,131,894	0.08%	1.34%
1991	3,534,235	253,492,503	0.58%	1.34%
1992	3,558,430	256,894,189	0.68%	1.34%
1993	3,576,261	260,255,352	0.5%	1.31%
1994	3,590,386	263,435,673	0.39%	1.22%
1995	3,608,841	266,557,091	0.51%	1.18%
1996	3,637,510	269,667,391	0.79%	1.17%
1997	3,674,171	272,911,760	1.01%	1.2%
1998	3,712,696	276,115,288	1.05%	1.17%
1999	3,754,786	279,294,713	1.13%	1.15%
2000	3,805,174	282,162,411	1.34%	1.03%
2001	3,866,243	284,968,955	1.6%	0.99%
2002	3,931,947	287,625,193	1.7%	0.93%
2003	3,996,521	290,107,933	1.64%	0.86%
2004	4,070,262	292,805,298	1.85%	0.93%
2005	4,159,914	295,516,599	2.2%	0.93%
2006	4,273,591	298,379,912	2.73%	0.97%
2007	4,398,942	301,231,207	2.93%	0.96%
2008	4,489,544	304,093,966	2.06%	0.95%
2009	4,535,375	306,771,529	1.02%	0.88%
2010	4,560,155	309,327,143	0.55%	0.83%
2011	4,580,084	311,583,481	0.44%	0.73%
2012	4,599,533	313,877,662	0.42%	0.74%
2013	4,623,816	316,059,947	0.53%	0.7%
2014	4,657,740	318,386,329	0.73%	0.74%
2015	4,701,957	320,738,994	0.95%	0.74%
2016	4,762,722	323,071,755	1.29%	0.73%
2017	4,827,445	325,122,128	1.36%	0.63%
2018	4,898,022	326,838,199	1.46%	0.53%
2019	4,976,456	328,329,953	1.6%	0.46%
2020	5,039,747	331,526,933	1.27%	0.97%
2021	5,110,585	331,893,745	1.41%	0.11%
2022	5,212,836	333,271,411	2%	0.42%
2023	5,311,538	334,914,895	1.89%	0.49%
2024	5,395,790	340,110,988	1.59%	1.55%
2025	5,450,228	341,931,772	1.01%	0.54%
2026	5,500,449	343,664,369	0.92%	0.51%
2027	5,547,627	345,331,185	0.86%	0.49%
2028	5,592,524	346,981,137	0.81%	0.48%
2029	5,634,478	348,601,982	0.75%	0.47%
2030	5,673,099	350,176,974	0.69%	0.45%
2031	5,709,621	351,725,612	0.64%	0.44%
2032	5,744,973	353,249,060	0.62%	0.43%
2033	5,778,467	354,749,644	0.58%	0.42%
2034	5,809,870	356,234,239	0.54%	0.42%
2035	5,839,208	357,694,316	0.5%	0.41%
2036	5,867,278	359,119,002	0.48%	0.4%
2037	5,895,280	360,517,853	0.48%	0.39%
2038	5,922,778	361,895,407	0.47%	0.38%
2039	5,948,562	363,229,908	0.44%	0.37%
2040	5,973,408	364,512,364	0.42%	0.35%
2041	5,997,971	365,753,139	0.41%	0.34%
2042	6,020,298	366,969,419	0.37%	0.33%
2043	6,040,050	368,146,925	0.33%	0.32%
2044	6,058,494	369,258,123	0.31%	0.3%
2045	6,075,441	370,318,770	0.28%	0.29%
2046	6,089,704	371,328,255	0.23%	0.27%
2047	6,102,050	372,299,116	0.2%	0.26%
2048	6,113,677	373,230,539	0.19%	0.25%
2049	6,123,367	374,119,803	0.16%	0.24%
2050	6,129,969	374,986,259	0.11%	0.23%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 738,242 (a 15.5% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,610,830 (a 6.38% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 States will increase by 9.11% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd.