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

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The latest officially reported population of Ireland was 5,484,367 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ireland's population is 5,562,212 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 7.84 times bigger than Ireland's.
  • Ireland is ranked the 122nd most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.07% for Ireland vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Ireland has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ireland has increased from 4.27M people to 5.56M (30.2% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Ireland vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ireland Yemen
2100 5,500,499 111,481,288
2099 5,525,011 111,166,365
2098 5,548,986 110,823,878
2097 5,572,279 110,463,393
2096 5,595,064 110,075,677
2095 5,615,877 109,669,492
2094 5,636,027 109,238,445
2093 5,655,870 108,785,158
2092 5,675,151 108,301,955
2091 5,694,092 107,796,487
2090 5,713,009 107,270,820
2089 5,730,546 106,721,736
2088 5,747,238 106,150,572
2087 5,762,650 105,558,607
2086 5,776,705 104,947,326
2085 5,791,049 104,309,237
2084 5,805,074 103,657,284
2083 5,818,867 102,986,631
2082 5,831,653 102,302,622
2081 5,842,944 101,596,159
2080 5,855,351 100,875,201
2079 5,870,572 100,134,051
2078 5,885,866 99,378,110
2077 5,901,647 98,609,975
2076 5,917,991 97,818,664
2075 5,934,408 97,013,320
2074 5,951,970 96,187,203
2073 5,969,385 95,346,716
2072 5,986,721 94,485,874
2071 6,003,888 93,603,848
2070 6,021,481 92,709,049
2069 6,038,378 91,795,290
2068 6,054,840 90,865,447
2067 6,070,805 89,921,194
2066 6,086,691 88,958,695
2065 6,101,966 87,982,501
2064 6,116,867 86,994,159
2063 6,129,790 85,982,061
2062 6,141,729 84,947,120
2061 6,154,062 83,896,256
2060 6,167,032 82,829,722
2059 6,179,602 81,744,993
2058 6,189,124 80,641,636
2057 6,196,781 79,527,942
2056 6,199,786 78,400,761
2055 6,204,376 77,261,521
2054 6,205,225 76,109,237
2053 6,205,444 74,951,358
2052 6,203,350 73,780,088
2051 6,200,637 72,598,574
2050 6,195,469 71,404,664
2049 6,187,289 70,211,386
2048 6,175,872 69,012,729
2047 6,163,776 67,813,135
2046 6,150,911 66,608,054
2045 6,134,927 65,404,355
2044 6,116,643 64,201,447
2043 6,097,627 63,002,861
2042 6,076,713 61,810,280
2041 6,052,462 60,624,401
2040 6,027,054 59,448,342
2039 6,002,204 58,277,392
2038 5,974,917 57,109,914
2037 5,946,606 55,948,438
2036 5,918,275 54,784,372
2035 5,889,854 53,617,795
2034 5,858,952 52,452,522
2033 5,826,337 51,284,323
2032 5,791,225 50,117,732
2031 5,754,845 48,947,870
2030 5,717,377 47,764,521
2029 5,676,731 46,573,906
2028 5,632,552 45,382,831
2027 5,585,925 44,183,742
2026 5,537,167 42,980,680
2025 5,484,367 41,773,878
2024 5,395,790 40,583,164
2023 5,311,538 39,390,799
2022 5,212,836 38,222,876
2021 5,110,585 37,140,230
2020 5,039,747 36,134,863
2019 4,976,456 35,111,408
2018 4,898,022 34,085,182
2017 4,827,445 33,090,921
2016 4,762,722 32,109,010
2015 4,701,957 31,159,379
2014 4,657,740 30,226,309
2013 4,623,816 29,312,952
2012 4,599,533 28,433,647
2011 4,580,084 27,582,897
2010 4,560,155 26,754,387
2009 4,535,375 25,927,724
2008 4,489,544 25,111,941
2007 4,398,942 24,318,082
2006 4,273,591 23,543,083
2005 4,159,914 22,790,085
2004 4,070,262 22,095,167
2003 3,996,521 21,456,379
2002 3,931,947 20,835,086
2001 3,866,243 20,226,147
2000 3,805,174 19,624,141
1999 3,754,786 19,029,420
1998 3,712,696 18,446,013
1997 3,674,171 17,873,936
1996 3,637,510 17,313,177
1995 3,608,841 16,740,058
1994 3,590,386 16,149,147
1993 3,576,261 15,563,914
1992 3,558,430 14,989,494
1991 3,534,235 14,430,201
1990 3,513,974 13,887,862
1989 3,511,009 13,364,174
1988 3,524,949 12,859,708
1987 3,540,057 12,369,912
1986 3,539,690 11,901,040
1985 3,538,082 11,453,825
1984 3,532,423 11,025,597
1983 3,510,600 10,621,499
1982 3,485,800 10,241,006
1981 3,453,000 9,882,362
1980 3,412,800 9,543,358
1979 3,373,750 9,224,194
1978 3,329,100 8,926,586
1977 3,282,200 8,648,222
1976 3,238,050 8,384,113
1975 3,189,550 8,133,598
1974 3,137,500 7,896,783
1973 3,085,950 7,672,796
1972 3,036,850 7,460,068
1971 2,992,050 7,257,462
1970 2,957,250 7,065,279
1969 2,932,650 6,875,859
1968 2,915,550 6,690,524
1967 2,902,450 6,516,444
1966 2,888,800 6,351,494
1965 2,877,300 6,195,593
1964 2,866,550 6,048,006
1963 2,852,650 5,911,135
1962 2,836,050 5,782,221
1961 2,824,400 5,655,232
1960 2,828,600 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 799,490 people (a 16.8% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is 122nd in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Ireland is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 6.21M people compared to the peak of 111M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ireland Yemen
2100 -0.44% 0.28%
2099 -0.43% 0.31%
2098 -0.42% 0.33%
2097 -0.41% 0.35%
2096 -0.37% 0.37%
2095 -0.36% 0.39%
2094 -0.35% 0.42%
2093 -0.34% 0.45%
2092 -0.33% 0.47%
2091 -0.33% 0.49%
2090 -0.31% 0.51%
2089 -0.29% 0.54%
2088 -0.27% 0.56%
2087 -0.24% 0.58%
2086 -0.25% 0.61%
2085 -0.24% 0.63%
2084 -0.24% 0.65%
2083 -0.22% 0.67%
2082 -0.19% 0.7%
2081 -0.21% 0.71%
2080 -0.26% 0.74%
2079 -0.26% 0.76%
2078 -0.27% 0.78%
2077 -0.28% 0.81%
2076 -0.28% 0.83%
2075 -0.3% 0.86%
2074 -0.29% 0.88%
2073 -0.29% 0.91%
2072 -0.29% 0.94%
2071 -0.29% 0.97%
2070 -0.28% 1%
2069 -0.27% 1.02%
2068 -0.26% 1.05%
2067 -0.26% 1.08%
2066 -0.25% 1.11%
2065 -0.24% 1.14%
2064 -0.21% 1.18%
2063 -0.19% 1.22%
2062 -0.2% 1.25%
2061 -0.21% 1.29%
2060 -0.2% 1.33%
2059 -0.15% 1.37%
2058 -0.12% 1.4%
2057 -0.05% 1.44%
2056 -0.07% 1.47%
2055 -0.01% 1.51%
2054 -0.004% 1.54%
2053 0.03% 1.59%
2052 0.04% 1.63%
2051 0.08% 1.67%
2050 0.13% 1.7%
2049 0.18% 1.74%
2048 0.2% 1.77%
2047 0.21% 1.81%
2046 0.26% 1.84%
2045 0.3% 1.87%
2044 0.31% 1.9%
2043 0.34% 1.93%
2042 0.4% 1.96%
2041 0.42% 1.98%
2040 0.41% 2.01%
2039 0.46% 2.04%
2038 0.48% 2.08%
2037 0.48% 2.12%
2036 0.48% 2.18%
2035 0.53% 2.22%
2034 0.56% 2.28%
2033 0.61% 2.33%
2032 0.63% 2.39%
2031 0.66% 2.48%
2030 0.72% 2.56%
2029 0.78% 2.62%
2028 0.83% 2.71%
2027 0.88% 2.8%
2026 0.96% 2.89%
2025 1.64% 2.93%
2024 1.59% 3.03%
2023 1.89% 3.06%
2022 2% 2.92%
2021 1.41% 2.78%
2020 1.27% 2.91%
2019 1.6% 3.01%
2018 1.46% 3%
2017 1.36% 3.06%
2016 1.29% 3.05%
2015 0.95% 3.09%
2014 0.73% 3.12%
2013 0.53% 3.09%
2012 0.42% 3.08%
2011 0.44% 3.1%
2010 0.55% 3.19%
2009 1.02% 3.25%
2008 2.06% 3.26%
2007 2.93% 3.29%
2006 2.73% 3.3%
2005 2.2% 3.15%
2004 1.85% 2.98%
2003 1.64% 2.98%
2002 1.7% 3.01%
2001 1.6% 3.07%
2000 1.34% 3.13%
1999 1.13% 3.16%
1998 1.05% 3.2%
1997 1.01% 3.24%
1996 0.79% 3.42%
1995 0.51% 3.66%
1994 0.39% 3.76%
1993 0.5% 3.83%
1992 0.68% 3.88%
1991 0.58% 3.91%
1990 0.08% 3.92%
1989 -0.4% 3.92%
1988 -0.43% 3.96%
1987 0.01% 3.94%
1986 0.05% 3.9%
1985 0.16% 3.88%
1984 0.62% 3.8%
1983 0.71% 3.72%
1982 0.95% 3.63%
1981 1.18% 3.55%
1980 1.16% 3.46%
1979 1.34% 3.33%
1978 1.43% 3.22%
1977 1.36% 3.15%
1976 1.52% 3.08%
1975 1.66% 3%
1974 1.67% 2.92%
1973 1.62% 2.85%
1972 1.5% 2.79%
1971 1.18% 2.72%
1970 0.84% 2.75%
1969 0.59% 2.77%
1968 0.45% 2.67%
1967 0.47% 2.6%
1966 0.4% 2.52%
1965 0.38% 2.44%
1964 0.49% 2.32%
1963 0.59% 2.23%
1962 0.41% 2.25%
1961 -0.15% 2.22%

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/yemen | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Ireland grew by 1.64%, while Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Ireland Yemen
Current population
5562212
43598646
Population rank 122/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.52%
One net population change
5.95 minutes
26.6 seconds
One birth every
9.74 minutes
22.6 seconds
One death every
15 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline +243 +3,262
Annual growth/decline +88,577 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate +1.64% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 64/197 15/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change +35,417 -16,291
Net migration rank 27/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 1,216,237 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 52/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 23.1% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 25/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ireland
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ireland Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 35,417 - -16,291
2024 18,885 39,059 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 19,652 43,873 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 19,287 93,535 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 26,064 27,419 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 23,687 15,746 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 28,365 29,663 1,056,432 2,129
2018 29,878 33,387 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 31,379 28,883 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 33,339 18,967 975,697 -6,492
2015 35,265 13,376 939,922 -9,883
2014 37,728 448 920,330 15,764
2013 39,302 -12,309 884,929 5,697
2012 42,775 -22,411 845,645 22,349
2011 45,801 -26,529 806,359 27,184
2010 47,426 -26,974 803,246 20,269
2009 47,168 -18,524 798,911 30,919
2008 46,691 18,979 779,123 22,621
2007 43,109 76,465 764,780 21,210
2006 36,752 94,513 750,082 13,940
2005 33,279 63,983 726,708 15,283
2004 33,376 49,102 710,493 -62,641
2003 32,372 32,220 694,457 -64,737
2002 31,062 34,286 672,494 -59,648
2001 27,837 39,220 658,704 -53,698
2000 23,592 31,298 646,694 -47,713
1999 21,402 23,592 633,166 -42,731
1998 22,277 16,615 615,488 -39,096
1997 21,311 17,425 604,443 -36,694
1996 18,915 9,959 588,786 -35,043
1995 16,601 10,019 607,966 -15,485
1994 17,234 -3,118 602,363 -13,040
1993 17,166 -3,762 595,459 -14,332
1992 20,283 1,335 582,072 -14,372
1991 21,206 4,944 565,837 -14,964
1990 21,787 -8,203 549,654 -15,847
1989 20,012 -28,752 530,464 -16,876
1988 22,912 -44,020 513,296 -17,952
1987 26,904 -38,426 493,337 -9,097
1986 27,963 -21,139 464,665 -11,151
1985 29,013 -16,178 455,576 -14,660
1984 31,791 -15,549 434,674 -19,143
1983 34,053 -15,043 414,823 -22,152
1982 38,344 -14,464 392,302 -23,981
1981 39,364 -10,834 374,482 -25,499
1980 40,612 -2,876 355,767 -26,740
1979 38,798 1,486 336,378 -27,090
1978 36,288 15,543 312,439 -26,524
1977 35,448 14,505 296,115 -25,305
1976 33,676 14,200 281,078 -23,669
1975 34,128 13,828 266,815 -23,192
1974 34,199 13,482 252,737 -22,726
1973 34,562 13,164 240,235 -22,282
1972 34,316 12,858 229,322 -21,826
1971 35,606 5,851 219,095 -21,386
1970 30,756 -8,892 207,613 -20,966
1969 29,326 -10,250 196,305 -4,121
1968 27,697 -11,132 182,518 -4,031
1967 29,895 -11,708 173,637 -3,959
1966 26,866 -11,858 164,091 -3,874
1965 30,500 -14,016 155,398 -3,797
1964 31,532 -15,640 147,299 -3,712
1963 29,667 -16,615 133,781 -3,640
1962 28,077 -17,438 131,262 -3,572
1961 25,137 -22,237 129,787 -3,503
1960 28,286 -38,492 122,994 -3,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/ireland/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 1,216,237 residents or 23.1% of the population were not native-born in Ireland, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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