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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ireland was 5,395,790 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ireland's population is 5,518,360 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 18.5 times bigger than Ireland's.
  • Ireland is ranked the 121st most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.3% of the world: 0.07% for Ireland vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Ireland has had an average growth rate of +1.41% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ireland has increased from 4.27M people to 5.52M (29.1% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Ireland vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ireland Vietnam
2100 5,468,791 92,239,801
2099 5,493,162 92,735,968
2098 5,516,999 93,227,318
2097 5,540,157 93,703,343
2096 5,562,811 94,178,675
2095 5,583,505 94,640,859
2094 5,603,538 95,098,747
2093 5,623,266 95,558,233
2092 5,642,437 96,015,030
2091 5,661,268 96,474,248
2090 5,680,076 96,938,026
2089 5,697,512 97,399,661
2088 5,714,108 97,858,300
2087 5,729,431 98,324,127
2086 5,743,405 98,788,452
2085 5,757,666 99,249,444
2084 5,771,610 99,710,990
2083 5,785,324 100,178,339
2082 5,798,037 100,650,389
2081 5,809,262 101,120,279
2080 5,821,598 101,584,408
2079 5,836,731 102,046,677
2078 5,851,937 102,496,244
2077 5,867,627 102,944,347
2076 5,883,876 103,374,514
2075 5,900,200 103,799,405
2074 5,917,659 104,214,107
2073 5,934,975 104,623,307
2072 5,952,211 105,022,092
2071 5,969,279 105,401,255
2070 5,986,770 105,773,681
2069 6,003,570 106,126,787
2068 6,019,937 106,471,025
2067 6,035,810 106,811,324
2066 6,051,604 107,143,716
2065 6,066,791 107,459,475
2064 6,081,606 107,761,108
2063 6,094,455 108,055,355
2062 6,106,325 108,339,650
2061 6,118,587 108,607,597
2060 6,131,482 108,859,065
2059 6,143,979 109,104,391
2058 6,153,447 109,337,395
2057 6,161,059 109,546,926
2056 6,164,047 109,732,352
2055 6,168,611 109,903,830
2054 6,169,455 110,052,946
2053 6,169,673 110,173,868
2052 6,167,591 110,270,266
2051 6,164,894 110,338,539
2050 6,159,756 110,361,987
2049 6,151,623 110,356,819
2048 6,140,272 110,313,849
2047 6,128,245 110,228,852
2046 6,115,454 110,108,051
2045 6,099,562 109,943,449
2044 6,081,384 109,748,671
2043 6,062,477 109,514,717
2042 6,041,683 109,242,604
2041 6,017,573 108,936,706
2040 5,992,311 108,611,523
2039 5,967,604 108,254,640
2038 5,940,474 107,877,983
2037 5,912,327 107,480,286
2036 5,884,159 107,075,099
2035 5,855,902 106,647,378
2034 5,825,178 106,206,100
2033 5,792,751 105,762,219
2032 5,757,842 105,299,476
2031 5,721,671 104,826,346
2030 5,684,420 104,330,461
2029 5,644,008 103,835,790
2028 5,600,083 103,316,499
2027 5,553,725 102,775,814
2026 5,505,248 102,213,157
2025 5,452,752 101,614,413
2024 5,395,790 100,987,686
2023 5,311,538 100,352,192
2022 5,212,836 99,680,655
2021 5,110,585 98,935,098
2020 5,039,747 98,079,191
2019 4,976,456 97,173,776
2018 4,898,022 96,237,319
2017 4,827,445 95,176,977
2016 4,762,722 94,000,117
2015 4,701,957 92,823,254
2014 4,657,740 91,679,578
2013 4,623,816 90,573,104
2012 4,599,533 89,510,356
2011 4,580,084 88,468,314
2010 4,560,155 87,455,152
2009 4,535,375 86,460,018
2008 4,489,544 85,175,788
2007 4,398,942 83,633,375
2006 4,273,591 82,167,897
2005 4,159,914 81,088,313
2004 4,070,262 80,338,971
2003 3,996,521 79,563,777
2002 3,931,947 78,772,224
2001 3,866,243 77,969,361
2000 3,805,174 77,154,011
1999 3,754,786 76,287,452
1998 3,712,696 75,299,660
1997 3,674,171 74,226,889
1996 3,637,510 73,156,447
1995 3,608,841 72,049,940
1994 3,590,386 70,854,391
1993 3,576,261 69,586,384
1992 3,558,430 68,260,337
1991 3,534,235 66,891,775
1990 3,513,974 65,504,552
1989 3,511,009 64,147,348
1988 3,524,949 62,843,228
1987 3,540,057 61,584,651
1986 3,539,690 60,347,048
1985 3,538,082 59,060,622
1984 3,532,423 57,706,067
1983 3,510,600 56,337,921
1982 3,485,800 55,011,289
1981 3,453,000 53,738,141
1980 3,412,800 52,490,101
1979 3,373,750 51,378,211
1978 3,329,100 50,249,552
1977 3,282,200 48,954,872
1976 3,238,050 47,684,931
1975 3,189,550 46,482,903
1974 3,137,500 45,413,537
1973 3,085,950 44,409,861
1972 3,036,850 43,429,168
1971 2,992,050 42,449,276
1970 2,957,250 41,475,230
1969 2,932,650 40,582,096
1968 2,915,550 39,734,609
1967 2,902,450 38,895,080
1966 2,888,800 38,024,836
1965 2,877,300 37,129,656
1964 2,866,550 36,201,563
1963 2,852,650 35,249,101
1962 2,836,050 34,288,560
1961 2,824,400 33,409,059
1960 2,828,600 32,531,933

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 755,638 people (a 15.9% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Ireland's population will grow by 11.6% to 6,159,756 people with a rank change from 121st to 119th. The population of Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Ireland is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 6.17M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ireland Vietnam
2100 -0.44% -0.54%
2099 -0.43% -0.53%
2098 -0.42% -0.51%
2097 -0.41% -0.5%
2096 -0.37% -0.49%
2095 -0.36% -0.48%
2094 -0.35% -0.48%
2093 -0.34% -0.48%
2092 -0.33% -0.48%
2091 -0.33% -0.48%
2090 -0.31% -0.47%
2089 -0.29% -0.47%
2088 -0.27% -0.47%
2087 -0.24% -0.47%
2086 -0.25% -0.46%
2085 -0.24% -0.46%
2084 -0.24% -0.47%
2083 -0.22% -0.47%
2082 -0.19% -0.46%
2081 -0.21% -0.46%
2080 -0.26% -0.45%
2079 -0.26% -0.44%
2078 -0.27% -0.44%
2077 -0.28% -0.42%
2076 -0.28% -0.41%
2075 -0.3% -0.4%
2074 -0.29% -0.39%
2073 -0.29% -0.38%
2072 -0.29% -0.36%
2071 -0.29% -0.35%
2070 -0.28% -0.33%
2069 -0.27% -0.32%
2068 -0.26% -0.32%
2067 -0.26% -0.31%
2066 -0.25% -0.29%
2065 -0.24% -0.28%
2064 -0.21% -0.27%
2063 -0.19% -0.26%
2062 -0.2% -0.25%
2061 -0.21% -0.23%
2060 -0.2% -0.22%
2059 -0.15% -0.21%
2058 -0.12% -0.19%
2057 -0.05% -0.17%
2056 -0.07% -0.16%
2055 -0.01% -0.14%
2054 -0.004% -0.11%
2053 0.03% -0.09%
2052 0.04% -0.06%
2051 0.08% -0.02%
2050 0.13% 0.005%
2049 0.18% 0.04%
2048 0.2% 0.08%
2047 0.21% 0.11%
2046 0.26% 0.15%
2045 0.3% 0.18%
2044 0.31% 0.21%
2043 0.34% 0.25%
2042 0.4% 0.28%
2041 0.42% 0.3%
2040 0.41% 0.33%
2039 0.46% 0.35%
2038 0.48% 0.37%
2037 0.48% 0.38%
2036 0.48% 0.4%
2035 0.53% 0.42%
2034 0.56% 0.42%
2033 0.61% 0.44%
2032 0.63% 0.45%
2031 0.66% 0.48%
2030 0.72% 0.48%
2029 0.78% 0.5%
2028 0.83% 0.53%
2027 0.88% 0.55%
2026 0.96% 0.59%
2025 1.06% 0.62%
2024 1.59% 0.63%
2023 1.89% 0.67%
2022 2% 0.75%
2021 1.41% 0.87%
2020 1.27% 0.93%
2019 1.6% 0.97%
2018 1.46% 1.11%
2017 1.36% 1.25%
2016 1.29% 1.27%
2015 0.95% 1.25%
2014 0.73% 1.22%
2013 0.53% 1.19%
2012 0.42% 1.18%
2011 0.44% 1.16%
2010 0.55% 1.15%
2009 1.02% 1.51%
2008 2.06% 1.84%
2007 2.93% 1.78%
2006 2.73% 1.33%
2005 2.2% 0.93%
2004 1.85% 0.97%
2003 1.64% 1%
2002 1.7% 1.03%
2001 1.6% 1.06%
2000 1.34% 1.14%
1999 1.13% 1.31%
1998 1.05% 1.45%
1997 1.01% 1.46%
1996 0.79% 1.54%
1995 0.51% 1.69%
1994 0.39% 1.82%
1993 0.5% 1.94%
1992 0.68% 2.05%
1991 0.58% 2.12%
1990 0.08% 2.12%
1989 -0.4% 2.08%
1988 -0.43% 2.04%
1987 0.01% 2.05%
1986 0.05% 2.18%
1985 0.16% 2.35%
1984 0.62% 2.43%
1983 0.71% 2.41%
1982 0.95% 2.37%
1981 1.18% 2.38%
1980 1.16% 2.16%
1979 1.34% 2.25%
1978 1.43% 2.64%
1977 1.36% 2.66%
1976 1.52% 2.59%
1975 1.66% 2.35%
1974 1.67% 2.26%
1973 1.62% 2.26%
1972 1.5% 2.31%
1971 1.18% 2.35%
1970 0.84% 2.2%
1969 0.59% 2.13%
1968 0.45% 2.16%
1967 0.47% 2.29%
1966 0.4% 2.41%
1965 0.38% 2.56%
1964 0.49% 2.7%
1963 0.59% 2.8%
1962 0.41% 2.63%
1961 -0.15% 2.7%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Ireland grew by 1.59%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Ireland Vietnam
Current population
5518360
102365351
Population rank 121/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.24%
One net population change
6.24 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
9.61 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
15 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +231 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +84,252 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +1.59% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 68/197 123/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change +35,417 -48,171
Net migration rank 27/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 1,216,237 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 52/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 23.1% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 25/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ireland
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ireland Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 35,417 - -48,171
2024 - 39,059 - -59,645
2023 19,652 43,873 727,955 -81,789
2022 19,287 93,535 775,914 -78,977
2021 26,064 27,419 799,593 -5,418
2020 23,687 15,746 924,004 -6,457
2019 28,365 29,663 895,262 -2,051
2018 29,878 33,387 882,977 96,650
2017 31,379 28,883 1,001,833 139,245
2016 33,339 18,967 1,045,094 167,652
2015 35,265 13,376 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 37,728 448 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 39,302 -12,309 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 42,775 -22,411 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 45,801 -26,529 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 47,426 -26,974 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 47,168 -18,524 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 46,691 18,979 1,008,141 571,113
2007 43,109 76,465 981,689 523,784
2006 36,752 94,513 943,041 482,399
2005 33,279 63,983 942,084 -208,337
2004 33,376 49,102 985,438 -220,458
2003 32,372 32,220 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 31,062 34,286 991,427 -193,766
2001 27,837 39,220 985,610 -177,586
2000 23,592 31,298 966,894 -144,298
1999 21,402 23,592 925,519 -15,010
1998 22,277 16,615 959,016 106,091
1997 21,311 17,425 1,028,116 52,382
1996 18,915 9,959 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 16,601 10,019 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 17,234 -3,118 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 17,166 -3,762 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 20,283 1,335 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 21,206 4,944 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 21,787 -8,203 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 20,012 -28,752 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 22,912 -44,020 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 26,904 -38,426 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 27,963 -21,139 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 29,013 -16,178 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 31,791 -15,549 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 34,053 -15,043 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 38,344 -14,464 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 39,364 -10,834 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 40,612 -2,876 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 38,798 1,486 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 36,288 15,543 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 35,448 14,505 1,259,315 49,655
1976 33,676 14,200 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 34,128 13,828 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 34,199 13,482 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 34,562 13,164 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 34,316 12,858 921,524 -1,920
1971 35,606 5,851 963,259 76,961
1970 30,756 -8,892 905,902 1,997
1969 29,326 -10,250 878,359 0
1968 27,697 -11,132 815,116 1,489
1967 29,895 -11,708 862,071 394
1966 26,866 -11,858 876,283 1,769
1965 30,500 -14,016 913,761 -1,438
1964 31,532 -15,640 950,219 -6,328
1963 29,667 -16,615 961,067 0
1962 28,077 -17,438 960,046 0
1961 25,137 -22,237 798,978 0
1960 28,286 -38,492 955,268 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 48.2% of the population change in Ireland is from natural causes (a gain of 284,644 people) and 51.8% is from migration (a gain of 305,297 people). In Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 1,216,237 residents or 23.1% of the population were not native-born in Ireland, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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