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

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The latest officially reported population of Ireland was 5,484,367 in 2025 vs 28,516,896 people in Venezuela in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ireland's population is 5,562,212 people compared to 28,692,435 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Venezuela's population is 5.16 times bigger than Ireland's.
  • Ireland is ranked the 122nd most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 0.41% of the world: 0.07% for Ireland vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, Ireland has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs -0.53% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ireland has increased from 4.27M people to 5.56M (30.2% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.39% growth).

Ireland vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ireland Venezuela
2100 5,500,499 28,410,292
2099 5,525,011 28,556,135
2098 5,548,986 28,707,705
2097 5,572,279 28,852,186
2096 5,595,064 28,997,910
2095 5,615,877 29,134,707
2094 5,636,027 29,264,882
2093 5,655,870 29,394,209
2092 5,675,151 29,510,768
2091 5,694,092 29,623,813
2090 5,713,009 29,734,285
2089 5,730,546 29,840,423
2088 5,747,238 29,936,470
2087 5,762,650 30,030,678
2086 5,776,705 30,120,614
2085 5,791,049 30,201,240
2084 5,805,074 30,276,736
2083 5,818,867 30,348,224
2082 5,831,653 30,418,460
2081 5,842,944 30,484,132
2080 5,855,351 30,549,302
2079 5,870,572 30,612,881
2078 5,885,866 30,674,565
2077 5,901,647 30,730,870
2076 5,917,991 30,780,046
2075 5,934,408 30,829,620
2074 5,951,970 30,868,955
2073 5,969,385 30,913,457
2072 5,986,721 30,956,993
2071 6,003,888 30,999,181
2070 6,021,481 31,039,456
2069 6,038,378 31,077,886
2068 6,054,840 31,111,229
2067 6,070,805 31,147,205
2066 6,086,691 31,177,952
2065 6,101,966 31,202,552
2064 6,116,867 31,217,149
2063 6,129,790 31,232,539
2062 6,141,729 31,245,802
2061 6,154,062 31,255,590
2060 6,167,032 31,264,668
2059 6,179,602 31,272,623
2058 6,189,124 31,273,762
2057 6,196,781 31,276,766
2056 6,199,786 31,268,661
2055 6,204,376 31,252,602
2054 6,205,225 31,238,775
2053 6,205,444 31,222,231
2052 6,203,350 31,194,694
2051 6,200,637 31,174,182
2050 6,195,469 31,139,557
2049 6,187,289 31,104,189
2048 6,175,872 31,062,699
2047 6,163,776 31,009,532
2046 6,150,911 30,960,686
2045 6,134,927 30,905,370
2044 6,116,643 30,845,107
2043 6,097,627 30,776,828
2042 6,076,713 30,694,535
2041 6,052,462 30,607,831
2040 6,027,054 30,504,638
2039 6,002,204 30,389,092
2038 5,974,917 30,268,244
2037 5,946,606 30,145,046
2036 5,918,275 30,014,973
2035 5,889,854 29,870,829
2034 5,858,952 29,718,039
2033 5,826,337 29,574,127
2032 5,791,225 29,428,330
2031 5,754,845 29,279,969
2030 5,717,377 29,139,878
2029 5,676,731 29,004,690
2028 5,632,552 28,880,803
2027 5,585,925 28,750,990
2026 5,537,167 28,630,592
2025 5,484,367 28,516,896
2024 5,395,790 28,405,543
2023 5,311,538 28,300,854
2022 5,212,836 28,213,017
2021 5,110,585 28,237,826
2020 5,039,747 28,444,077
2019 4,976,456 28,938,098
2018 4,898,022 29,807,592
2017 4,827,445 30,565,323
2016 4,762,722 30,765,720
2015 4,701,957 30,573,972
2014 4,657,740 30,254,079
2013 4,623,816 29,912,198
2012 4,599,533 29,553,826
2011 4,580,084 29,185,212
2010 4,560,155 28,813,101
2009 4,535,375 28,438,298
2008 4,489,544 28,053,696
2007 4,398,942 27,649,363
2006 4,273,591 27,224,686
2005 4,159,914 26,785,804
2004 4,070,262 26,340,838
2003 3,996,521 25,892,703
2002 3,931,947 25,435,671
2001 3,866,243 24,979,922
2000 3,805,174 24,526,708
1999 3,754,786 24,066,593
1998 3,712,696 23,601,337
1997 3,674,171 23,131,685
1996 3,637,510 22,662,113
1995 3,608,841 22,193,821
1994 3,590,386 21,725,188
1993 3,576,261 21,254,520
1992 3,558,430 20,780,948
1991 3,534,235 20,304,896
1990 3,513,974 19,827,010
1989 3,511,009 19,348,921
1988 3,524,949 18,871,020
1987 3,540,057 18,394,963
1986 3,539,690 17,923,536
1985 3,538,082 17,461,434
1984 3,532,423 17,008,841
1983 3,510,600 16,562,205
1982 3,485,800 16,121,874
1981 3,453,000 15,687,297
1980 3,412,800 15,258,218
1979 3,373,750 14,834,552
1978 3,329,100 14,416,684
1977 3,282,200 14,006,812
1976 3,238,050 13,606,284
1975 3,189,550 13,215,892
1974 3,137,500 12,835,351
1973 3,085,950 12,463,537
1972 3,036,850 12,099,180
1971 2,992,050 11,741,008
1970 2,957,250 11,387,790
1969 2,932,650 11,040,280
1968 2,915,550 10,697,530
1967 2,902,450 10,358,513
1966 2,888,800 10,024,854
1965 2,877,300 9,697,790
1964 2,866,550 9,377,712
1963 2,852,650 9,064,021
1962 2,836,050 8,756,870
1961 2,824,400 8,455,915
1960 2,828,600 8,160,090

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/venezuela | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 799,490 people (a 16.8% growth), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,073,285 people (a 6.74% decline).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is 122nd in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Ireland's population will grow by 11.4% to 6,195,469 people with a rank change from 122nd to 118th. The population of Venezuela will increase by 8.53% to 31,139,557 people and rank change from 54th to 62nd.

Ireland is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 6.21M people compared to the peak of 31.3M people in 2057 for Venezuela.

Population growth rate by year

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ireland Venezuela
2100 -0.44% -0.51%
2099 -0.43% -0.53%
2098 -0.42% -0.5%
2097 -0.41% -0.5%
2096 -0.37% -0.47%
2095 -0.36% -0.44%
2094 -0.35% -0.44%
2093 -0.34% -0.39%
2092 -0.33% -0.38%
2091 -0.33% -0.37%
2090 -0.31% -0.36%
2089 -0.29% -0.32%
2088 -0.27% -0.31%
2087 -0.24% -0.3%
2086 -0.25% -0.27%
2085 -0.24% -0.25%
2084 -0.24% -0.24%
2083 -0.22% -0.23%
2082 -0.19% -0.22%
2081 -0.21% -0.21%
2080 -0.26% -0.21%
2079 -0.26% -0.2%
2078 -0.27% -0.18%
2077 -0.28% -0.16%
2076 -0.28% -0.16%
2075 -0.3% -0.13%
2074 -0.29% -0.14%
2073 -0.29% -0.14%
2072 -0.29% -0.14%
2071 -0.29% -0.13%
2070 -0.28% -0.12%
2069 -0.27% -0.11%
2068 -0.26% -0.12%
2067 -0.26% -0.1%
2066 -0.25% -0.08%
2065 -0.24% -0.05%
2064 -0.21% -0.05%
2063 -0.19% -0.04%
2062 -0.2% -0.03%
2061 -0.21% -0.03%
2060 -0.2% -0.03%
2059 -0.15% -0.004%
2058 -0.12% -0.01%
2057 -0.05% 0.03%
2056 -0.07% 0.05%
2055 -0.01% 0.04%
2054 -0.004% 0.05%
2053 0.03% 0.09%
2052 0.04% 0.07%
2051 0.08% 0.11%
2050 0.13% 0.11%
2049 0.18% 0.13%
2048 0.2% 0.17%
2047 0.21% 0.16%
2046 0.26% 0.18%
2045 0.3% 0.2%
2044 0.31% 0.22%
2043 0.34% 0.27%
2042 0.4% 0.28%
2041 0.42% 0.34%
2040 0.41% 0.38%
2039 0.46% 0.4%
2038 0.48% 0.41%
2037 0.48% 0.43%
2036 0.48% 0.48%
2035 0.53% 0.51%
2034 0.56% 0.49%
2033 0.61% 0.5%
2032 0.63% 0.51%
2031 0.66% 0.48%
2030 0.72% 0.47%
2029 0.78% 0.43%
2028 0.83% 0.45%
2027 0.88% 0.42%
2026 0.96% 0.4%
2025 1.64% 0.39%
2024 1.59% 0.37%
2023 1.89% 0.31%
2022 2% -0.09%
2021 1.41% -0.73%
2020 1.27% -1.71%
2019 1.6% -2.92%
2018 1.46% -2.48%
2017 1.36% -0.65%
2016 1.29% 0.63%
2015 0.95% 1.06%
2014 0.73% 1.14%
2013 0.53% 1.21%
2012 0.42% 1.26%
2011 0.44% 1.29%
2010 0.55% 1.32%
2009 1.02% 1.37%
2008 2.06% 1.46%
2007 2.93% 1.56%
2006 2.73% 1.64%
2005 2.2% 1.69%
2004 1.85% 1.73%
2003 1.64% 1.8%
2002 1.7% 1.82%
2001 1.6% 1.85%
2000 1.34% 1.91%
1999 1.13% 1.97%
1998 1.05% 2.03%
1997 1.01% 2.07%
1996 0.79% 2.11%
1995 0.51% 2.16%
1994 0.39% 2.21%
1993 0.5% 2.28%
1992 0.68% 2.34%
1991 0.58% 2.41%
1990 0.08% 2.47%
1989 -0.4% 2.53%
1988 -0.43% 2.59%
1987 0.01% 2.63%
1986 0.05% 2.65%
1985 0.16% 2.66%
1984 0.62% 2.7%
1983 0.71% 2.73%
1982 0.95% 2.77%
1981 1.18% 2.81%
1980 1.16% 2.86%
1979 1.34% 2.9%
1978 1.43% 2.93%
1977 1.36% 2.94%
1976 1.52% 2.95%
1975 1.66% 2.96%
1974 1.67% 2.98%
1973 1.62% 3.01%
1972 1.5% 3.05%
1971 1.18% 3.1%
1970 0.84% 3.15%
1969 0.59% 3.2%
1968 0.45% 3.27%
1967 0.47% 3.33%
1966 0.4% 3.37%
1965 0.38% 3.41%
1964 0.49% 3.46%
1963 0.59% 3.51%
1962 0.41% 3.56%
1961 -0.15% 3.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/venezuela | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Ireland grew by 1.64%, while Venezuela's population grew by 0.39%.

Live population counters

Ireland Venezuela
Current population
5562212
28692435
Population rank 122/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.35%
One net population change
5.95 minutes
4.73 minutes
One birth every
9.74 minutes
1.21 minutes
One death every
15 minutes
2.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline +243 +305
Annual growth/decline +88,577 +111,353
Annual growth/decline rate +1.64% +0.39%
Population growth rate rank 64/197 139/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change +35,417 -100,467
Net migration rank 27/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 1,216,237 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 52/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 23.1% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 25/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ireland
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ireland Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 35,417 - -100,467
2024 18,885 39,059 214,547 -105,297
2023 19,652 43,873 213,020 -112,899
2022 19,287 93,535 216,619 -141,107
2021 26,064 27,419 207,746 -332,936
2020 23,687 15,746 237,223 -524,649
2019 28,365 29,663 274,826 -975,534
2018 29,878 33,387 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 31,379 28,883 340,222 -817,376
2016 33,339 18,967 359,651 -283,270
2015 35,265 13,376 384,560 -77,417
2014 37,728 448 395,088 -62,437
2013 39,302 -12,309 408,930 -57,818
2012 42,775 -22,411 420,758 -55,131
2011 45,801 -26,529 425,958 -54,384
2010 47,426 -26,974 425,397 -52,781
2009 47,168 -18,524 427,257 -50,286
2008 46,691 18,979 435,870 -43,636
2007 43,109 76,465 452,482 -36,060
2006 36,752 94,513 460,152 -27,240
2005 33,279 63,983 463,260 -18,407
2004 33,376 49,102 455,881 -10,798
2003 32,372 32,220 456,902 -5,729
2002 31,062 34,286 466,821 -3,944
2001 27,837 39,220 451,487 -2,856
2000 23,592 31,298 459,802 -1,999
1999 21,402 23,592 463,787 -1,376
1998 22,277 16,615 469,123 -1,010
1997 21,311 17,425 472,002 -816
1996 18,915 9,959 468,653 -708
1995 16,601 10,019 469,267 -622
1994 17,234 -3,118 469,178 -559
1993 17,166 -3,762 473,189 -477
1992 20,283 1,335 474,824 -381
1991 21,206 4,944 477,917 -236
1990 21,787 -8,203 478,168 -69
1989 20,012 -28,752 478,053 32
1988 22,912 -44,020 477,569 137
1987 26,904 -38,426 474,204 182
1986 27,963 -21,139 468,252 201
1985 29,013 -16,178 455,517 237
1984 31,791 -15,549 449,186 247
1983 34,053 -15,043 443,569 260
1982 38,344 -14,464 436,564 260
1981 39,364 -10,834 432,059 251
1980 40,612 -2,876 425,613 237
1979 38,798 1,486 421,256 228
1978 36,288 15,543 414,032 205
1977 35,448 14,505 405,315 196
1976 33,676 14,200 395,344 190
1975 34,128 13,828 385,045 186
1974 34,199 13,482 375,678 173
1973 34,562 13,164 367,612 171
1972 34,316 12,858 360,749 173
1971 35,606 5,851 355,212 215
1970 30,756 -8,892 350,709 305
1969 29,326 -10,250 343,596 403
1968 27,697 -11,132 340,973 532
1967 29,895 -11,708 335,813 717
1966 26,866 -11,858 329,697 1,087
1965 30,500 -14,016 321,695 1,656
1964 31,532 -15,640 314,397 2,410
1963 29,667 -16,615 307,279 3,296
1962 28,077 -17,438 299,345 4,386
1961 25,137 -22,237 292,109 6,069
1960 28,286 -38,492 285,105 8,369

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/venezuela | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 43.6% of the population change in Ireland is from natural causes (a gain of 265,801 people) and 56.4% is from migration (a gain of 343,908 people). In Venezuela 36.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,765,716 people) and 63.1% is from migration (a loss of 4,726,087 people).

As of 2024, 1,216,237 residents or 23.1% of the population were not native-born in Ireland, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

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
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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