Population in Ireland compared to the Vatican: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Ireland and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	Vatican	Ireland	Vatican
1960	2,828,600	-	-	-
1961	2,824,400	-	-0.15%	-
1962	2,836,050	-	0.41%	-
1963	2,852,650	-	0.59%	-
1964	2,866,550	-	0.49%	-
1965	2,877,300	-	0.38%	-
1966	2,888,800	-	0.4%	-
1967	2,902,450	-	0.47%	-
1968	2,915,550	-	0.45%	-
1969	2,932,650	-	0.59%	-
1970	2,957,250	-	0.84%	-
1971	2,992,050	-	1.18%	-
1972	3,036,850	-	1.5%	-
1973	3,085,950	-	1.62%	-
1974	3,137,500	-	1.67%	-
1975	3,189,550	-	1.66%	-
1976	3,238,050	-	1.52%	-
1977	3,282,200	-	1.36%	-
1978	3,329,100	-	1.43%	-
1979	3,373,750	-	1.34%	-
1980	3,412,800	-	1.16%	-
1981	3,453,000	-	1.18%	-
1982	3,485,800	-	0.95%	-
1983	3,510,600	-	0.71%	-
1984	3,532,423	-	0.62%	-
1985	3,538,082	-	0.16%	-
1986	3,539,690	-	0.05%	-
1987	3,540,057	-	0.01%	-
1988	3,524,949	-	-0.43%	-
1989	3,511,009	-	-0.4%	-
1990	3,513,974	-	0.08%	-
1991	3,534,235	-	0.58%	-
1992	3,558,430	-	0.68%	-
1993	3,576,261	-	0.5%	-
1994	3,590,386	-	0.39%	-
1995	3,608,841	-	0.51%	-
1996	3,637,510	-	0.79%	-
1997	3,674,171	-	1.01%	-
1998	3,712,696	-	1.05%	-
1999	3,754,786	-	1.13%	-
2000	3,805,174	880	1.34%	-
2001	3,866,243	890	1.6%	1.14%
2002	3,931,947	900	1.7%	1.12%
2003	3,996,521	911	1.64%	1.22%
2004	4,070,262	921	1.85%	1.1%
2005	4,159,914	921	2.2%	0%
2006	4,273,591	932	2.73%	1.19%
2007	4,398,942	821	2.93%	-11.9%
2008	4,489,544	824	2.06%	0.37%
2009	4,535,375	826	1.02%	0.24%
2010	4,560,155	829	0.55%	0.36%
2011	4,580,084	832	0.44%	0.36%
2012	4,599,533	836	0.42%	0.48%
2013	4,623,816	839	0.53%	0.36%
2014	4,657,740	842	0.73%	0.36%
2015	4,701,957	1,000	0.95%	18.8%
2016	4,762,722	-	1.29%	0%
2017	4,827,445	1,000	1.36%	0%
2018	4,898,022	-	1.46%	0%
2019	4,976,456	1,000	1.6%	0%
2020	5,039,747	987	1.27%	-1.29%
2021	5,110,585	970	1.41%	-1.68%
2022	5,212,836	944	2%	-2.66%
2023	5,311,538	922	1.89%	-2.34%
2024	5,395,790	933	1.59%	1.2%
2025	5,450,228	939	1.01%	0.59%
2026	5,500,449	952	0.92%	1.37%
2027	5,547,627	974	0.86%	2.32%
2028	5,592,524	985	0.81%	1.13%
2029	5,634,478	983	0.75%	-0.19%
2030	5,673,099	976	0.69%	-0.75%
2031	5,709,621	968	0.64%	-0.75%
2032	5,744,973	968	0.62%	0%
2033	5,778,467	988	0.58%	2.09%
2034	5,809,870	992	0.54%	0.37%
2035	5,839,208	1,000	0.5%	0.74%
2036	5,867,278	998	0.48%	-0.18%
2037	5,895,280	1,003	0.48%	0.55%
2038	5,922,778	1,022	0.47%	1.83%
2039	5,948,562	1,060	0.44%	3.78%
2040	5,973,408	1,095	0.42%	3.3%
2041	5,997,971	1,127	0.41%	2.86%
2042	6,020,298	1,149	0.37%	1.96%
2043	6,040,050	1,169	0.33%	1.76%
2044	6,058,494	1,186	0.31%	1.42%
2045	6,075,441	1,209	0.28%	2.02%
2046	6,089,704	1,224	0.23%	1.22%
2047	6,102,050	1,248	0.2%	1.95%
2048	6,113,677	1,272	0.19%	1.92%
2049	6,123,367	1,296	0.16%	1.88%
2050	6,129,969	1,325	0.11%	2.27%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while the Vatican gained 68 people (a 7.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 738,242 (a 15.5% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -48 (a 4.8% decline).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st in 2026. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2006 and still ranked 197th 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 Vatican will increase by 39.2% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.