Ireland vs Namibia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Ireland
1.57 million people
in 2050
Namibia
1.82 million people
in 2050
Ireland rank
105th
Namibia rank
102nd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Ireland
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.82 million people against 1.57 million people in Ireland, a difference of 248,590 people.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 105th and Namibia ranks 102nd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 41 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 300,000 people | 93,535 people | 206,465 people | Ireland |
| 1100s | 400,000 people | 100,463 people | 299,537 people | Ireland |
| 1200s | 600,000 people | 107,900 people | 492,100 people | Ireland |
| 1300s | 800,000 people | 115,880 people | 684,120 people | Ireland |
| 1400s | 600,000 people | 124,423 people | 475,577 people | Ireland |
| 1500s | 800,000 people | 133,506 people | 666,494 people | Ireland |
| 1600s | 1.25 million people | 142,968 people | 1.11 million people | Ireland |
| 1700s | 2.42 million people | 152,179 people | 2.26 million people | Ireland |
| 1710s | 2.91 million people | 158,714 people | 2.75 million people | Ireland |
| 1720s | 2.96 million people | 165,600 people | 2.79 million people | Ireland |
| 1730s | 3.01 million people | 172,790 people | 2.84 million people | Ireland |
| 1740s | 3.07 million people | 180,294 people | 2.89 million people | Ireland |
| 1750s | 3.12 million people | 188,124 people | 2.93 million people | Ireland |
| 1760s | 3.09 million people | 196,291 people | 2.89 million people | Ireland |
| 1770s | 3.06 million people | 204,805 people | 2.85 million people | Ireland |
| 1780s | 3.38 million people | 213,677 people | 3.17 million people | Ireland |
| 1790s | 3.99 million people | 222,915 people | 3.77 million people | Ireland |
| 1800s | 4.24 million people | 232,530 people | 4.01 million people | Ireland |
| 1810s | 4.81 million people | 242,528 people | 4.56 million people | Ireland |
| 1820s | 5.58 million people | 252,915 people | 5.33 million people | Ireland |
| 1830s | 6.04 million people | 263,696 people | 5.77 million people | Ireland |
| 1840s | 6.31 million people | 274,873 people | 6.04 million people | Ireland |
| 1850s | 5.10 million people | 286,445 people | 4.81 million people | Ireland |
| 1860s | 4.23 million people | 298,408 people | 3.93 million people | Ireland |
| 1870s | 3.85 million people | 310,754 people | 3.54 million people | Ireland |
| 1880s | 3.62 million people | 323,470 people | 3.30 million people | Ireland |
| 1890s | 3.21 million people | 336,537 people | 2.88 million people | Ireland |
| 1900s | 2.98 million people | 349,929 people | 2.63 million people | Ireland |
| 1910s | 2.86 million people | 363,614 people | 2.49 million people | Ireland |
| 1920s | 2.78 million people | 377,546 people | 2.40 million people | Ireland |
| 1930s | 1.82 million people | 391,671 people | 1.43 million people | Ireland |
| 1940s | 1.79 million people | 405,920 people | 1.39 million people | Ireland |
| 1950s | 1.66 million people | 440,240 people | 1.22 million people | Ireland |
| 1960s | 1.49 million people | 497,660 people | 992,046 people | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.46 million people | 646,676 people | 816,037 people | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.53 million people | 811,418 people | 722,280 people | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.52 million people | 1.12 million people | 402,210 people | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.64 million people | 1.24 million people | 400,046 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.76 million people | 1.29 million people | 470,789 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.87 million people | 1.50 million people | 362,659 people | Ireland |
| 2030s | 1.85 million people | 1.64 million people | 204,550 people | Ireland |
| 2040s | 1.70 million people | 1.76 million people | 56,052 people | Namibia |
| 2050s | 1.57 million people | 1.82 million people | 248,590 people | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Ireland or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 1.82 million people against 1.57 million people in Ireland as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Ireland and Namibia?
- 248,590 people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Namibia?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Ireland and Namibia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Ireland ranks 105th and Namibia ranks 102nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.