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

Ireland and Zimbabwe: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Ireland	Zimbabwe	Ireland	Zimbabwe
1960	2,828,600	3,809,389	-	-
1961	2,824,400	3,930,401	-0.15%	3.18%
1962	2,836,050	4,055,959	0.41%	3.19%
1963	2,852,650	4,185,877	0.59%	3.2%
1964	2,866,550	4,320,006	0.49%	3.2%
1965	2,877,300	4,458,462	0.38%	3.2%
1966	2,888,800	4,601,217	0.4%	3.2%
1967	2,902,450	4,748,307	0.47%	3.2%
1968	2,915,550	4,900,440	0.45%	3.2%
1969	2,932,650	5,058,181	0.59%	3.22%
1970	2,957,250	5,215,918	0.84%	3.12%
1971	2,992,050	5,374,712	1.18%	3.04%
1972	3,036,850	5,542,445	1.5%	3.12%
1973	3,085,950	5,720,404	1.62%	3.21%
1974	3,137,500	5,908,328	1.67%	3.29%
1975	3,189,550	6,098,658	1.66%	3.22%
1976	3,238,050	6,287,105	1.52%	3.09%
1977	3,282,200	6,449,512	1.36%	2.58%
1978	3,329,100	6,543,575	1.43%	1.46%
1979	3,373,750	6,647,556	1.34%	1.59%
1980	3,412,800	7,041,303	1.16%	5.92%
1981	3,453,000	7,498,635	1.18%	6.49%
1982	3,485,800	7,796,496	0.95%	3.97%
1983	3,510,600	8,098,404	0.71%	3.87%
1984	3,532,423	8,391,488	0.62%	3.62%
1985	3,538,082	8,686,813	0.16%	3.52%
1986	3,539,690	8,982,578	0.05%	3.4%
1987	3,540,057	9,284,644	0.01%	3.36%
1988	3,524,949	9,583,094	-0.43%	3.21%
1989	3,511,009	9,864,798	-0.4%	2.94%
1990	3,513,974	10,137,281	0.08%	2.76%
1991	3,534,235	10,404,816	0.58%	2.64%
1992	3,558,430	10,702,700	0.68%	2.86%
1993	3,576,261	10,860,288	0.5%	1.47%
1994	3,590,386	10,873,148	0.39%	0.12%
1995	3,608,841	10,974,599	0.51%	0.93%
1996	3,637,510	11,158,360	0.79%	1.67%
1997	3,674,171	11,369,827	1.01%	1.9%
1998	3,712,696	11,594,297	1.05%	1.97%
1999	3,754,786	11,783,458	1.13%	1.63%
2000	3,805,174	11,892,055	1.34%	0.92%
2001	3,866,243	11,971,901	1.6%	0.67%
2002	3,931,947	12,087,653	1.7%	0.97%
2003	3,996,521	12,232,323	1.64%	1.2%
2004	4,070,262	12,365,896	1.85%	1.09%
2005	4,159,914	12,483,432	2.2%	0.95%
2006	4,273,591	12,636,445	2.73%	1.23%
2007	4,398,942	12,804,058	2.93%	1.33%
2008	4,489,544	12,959,149	2.06%	1.21%
2009	4,535,375	13,142,790	1.02%	1.42%
2010	4,560,155	13,356,548	0.55%	1.63%
2011	4,580,084	13,595,424	0.44%	1.79%
2012	4,599,533	13,817,887	0.42%	1.64%
2013	4,623,816	14,013,808	0.53%	1.42%
2014	4,657,740	14,207,359	0.73%	1.38%
2015	4,701,957	14,399,013	0.95%	1.35%
2016	4,762,722	14,600,294	1.29%	1.4%
2017	4,827,445	14,812,482	1.36%	1.45%
2018	4,898,022	15,034,452	1.46%	1.5%
2019	4,976,456	15,271,368	1.6%	1.58%
2020	5,039,747	15,526,888	1.27%	1.67%
2021	5,110,585	15,797,210	1.41%	1.74%
2022	5,212,836	16,069,056	2%	1.72%
2023	5,311,538	16,340,822	1.89%	1.69%
2024	5,395,790	16,634,373	1.59%	1.8%
2025	5,450,228	16,950,805	1.01%	1.9%
2026	5,500,449	17,273,591	0.92%	1.9%
2027	5,547,627	17,600,621	0.86%	1.89%
2028	5,592,524	17,932,015	0.81%	1.88%
2029	5,634,478	18,268,967	0.75%	1.88%
2030	5,673,099	18,610,356	0.69%	1.87%
2031	5,709,621	18,956,207	0.64%	1.86%
2032	5,744,973	19,311,368	0.62%	1.87%
2033	5,778,467	19,675,929	0.58%	1.89%
2034	5,809,870	20,041,125	0.54%	1.86%
2035	5,839,208	20,409,159	0.5%	1.84%
2036	5,867,278	20,778,662	0.48%	1.81%
2037	5,895,280	21,144,748	0.48%	1.76%
2038	5,922,778	21,512,919	0.47%	1.74%
2039	5,948,562	21,881,123	0.44%	1.71%
2040	5,973,408	22,250,123	0.42%	1.69%
2041	5,997,971	22,627,428	0.41%	1.7%
2042	6,020,298	23,000,906	0.37%	1.65%
2043	6,040,050	23,371,301	0.33%	1.61%
2044	6,058,494	23,740,630	0.31%	1.58%
2045	6,075,441	24,102,391	0.28%	1.52%
2046	6,089,704	24,462,491	0.23%	1.49%
2047	6,102,050	24,816,449	0.2%	1.45%
2048	6,113,677	25,168,419	0.19%	1.42%
2049	6,123,367	25,518,513	0.16%	1.39%
2050	6,129,969	25,866,397	0.11%	1.36%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 738,242 (a 15.5% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,676,871 (a 18.3% growth).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 49.7% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.