Ireland vs Peru: World population growth
Ireland
-0.5%
in 2100
Peru
-0.4%
in 2100
Ireland rank
147th
Peru rank
146th
World population growth over time
- Ireland
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports -0.4% against -0.5% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
Ireland ranks 147th and Peru ranks 146th of 239 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.2% | 2.8% | 3.0% | Peru |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 2.9% | 2.5% | Peru |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 2.5% | 1.1% | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 2.4% | 2.1% | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 1.9% | 1.2% | Peru |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 2030s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Peru |
| 2040s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Peru |
| 2050s | -0.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 2060s | -0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 2070s | -0.3% | -0.2% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 2080s | -0.2% | -0.3% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 2090s | -0.4% | -0.4% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 2100s | -0.5% | -0.4% | 0.0% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Ireland or Peru?
- Peru, at -0.4% against -0.5% in Ireland as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Ireland and Peru?
- 0.1%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Peru?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Ireland and Peru rank globally for world population growth?
- Ireland ranks 147th and Peru ranks 146th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.