World population growth in Ireland
Ireland: World population growth was -0.5% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.5%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
147th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.1%
in 2006
All-time low
-0.6%
in 1955
Years of data
151
1950–2100
World population growth in Ireland, 1950–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, world population growth in Ireland stood at -0.5%.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Ireland peaked at 3.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -0.6%, in 1955.
That places Ireland 147th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.7% | -26.2% |
| 1952 | -0.4% | -155.5% |
| 1953 | -0.5% | +16.4% |
| 1954 | -0.5% | +9.7% |
| 1955 | -0.6% | +16.1% |
| 1956 | -0.5% | -11.2% |
| 1957 | -0.5% | -1.4% |
| 1958 | -0.6% | +8.7% |
| 1959 | -0.5% | -11.1% |
| 1960 | -0.3% | -33.5% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -134.8% |
| 1962 | 0.4% | +225.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4% | +20.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5% | +22.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6% | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5% | -8.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6% | +18.2% |
| 1968 | 0.6% | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7% | +13.4% |
| 1970 | 0.7% | +15.1% |
| 1971 | 1.4% | +84.1% |
| 1972 | 1.5% | +11.7% |
| 1973 | 1.5% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.5% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.2% | -23.7% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | -24.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | -16.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | -19.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -14.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -20.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -44.8% |
| 1987 | -0.3% | -239.4% |
| 1988 | -0.6% | +91.6% |
| 1989 | -0.2% | -59.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -273.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | +89.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | -18.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -37.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +84.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +32.2% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +20.2% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +19.7% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +31.6% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -45.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -55.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -29.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +31.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +38.8% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -31.7% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +113.2% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -45.8% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -11.4% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | -8.8% |
| 2026 | 0.9% | -8.5% |
| 2027 | 0.8% | -5.2% |
| 2028 | 0.8% | -6.0% |
| 2029 | 0.7% | -8.7% |
| 2030 | 0.7% | -8.4% |
| 2031 | 0.6% | -3.5% |
| 2032 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
| 2033 | 0.6% | -7.6% |
| 2034 | 0.5% | -5.7% |
| 2035 | 0.5% | -8.6% |
| 2036 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2037 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2038 | 0.5% | -4.0% |
| 2039 | 0.4% | -9.4% |
| 2040 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 2041 | 0.4% | -5.0% |
| 2042 | 0.3% | -14.0% |
| 2043 | 0.3% | -9.6% |
| 2044 | 0.3% | -4.2% |
| 2045 | 0.3% | -12.8% |
| 2046 | 0.2% | -19.6% |
| 2047 | 0.2% | -6.2% |
| 2048 | 0.2% | -5.6% |
| 2049 | 0.1% | -28.6% |
| 2050 | 0.1% | -37.1% |
| 2051 | 0.0% | -47.0% |
| 2052 | 0.0% | -22.7% |
| 2053 | -0.0% | -111.8% |
| 2054 | -0.0% | +250.0% |
| 2055 | -0.1% | +428.6% |
| 2056 | -0.0% | -35.1% |
| 2057 | -0.1% | +158.3% |
| 2058 | -0.2% | +24.2% |
| 2059 | -0.2% | +32.5% |
| 2060 | -0.2% | +3.4% |
| 2061 | -0.2% | -4.7% |
| 2062 | -0.2% | -3.0% |
| 2063 | -0.2% | +8.2% |
| 2064 | -0.2% | +15.6% |
| 2065 | -0.3% | +2.9% |
| 2066 | -0.3% | +4.0% |
| 2067 | -0.3% | +0.8% |
| 2068 | -0.3% | +3.4% |
| 2069 | -0.3% | +2.9% |
| 2070 | -0.3% | +4.6% |
| 2071 | -0.3% | -2.4% |
| 2072 | -0.3% | +1.4% |
| 2073 | -0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2074 | -0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2075 | -0.3% | -6.1% |
| 2076 | -0.3% | -0.0% |
| 2077 | -0.3% | -3.2% |
| 2078 | -0.3% | -3.0% |
| 2079 | -0.3% | -0.0% |
| 2080 | -0.2% | -18.5% |
| 2081 | -0.2% | -9.0% |
| 2082 | -0.2% | +13.5% |
| 2083 | -0.2% | +8.2% |
| 2084 | -0.2% | +2.1% |
| 2085 | -0.2% | +2.5% |
| 2086 | -0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2087 | -0.3% | +9.8% |
| 2088 | -0.3% | +8.6% |
| 2089 | -0.3% | +5.2% |
| 2090 | -0.3% | +8.5% |
| 2091 | -0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2092 | -0.3% | +2.1% |
| 2093 | -0.4% | +3.2% |
| 2094 | -0.4% | +2.0% |
| 2095 | -0.4% | +3.6% |
| 2096 | -0.4% | +10.0% |
| 2097 | -0.4% | +2.7% |
| 2098 | -0.4% | +3.3% |
| 2099 | -0.4% | +2.8% |
| 2100 | -0.5% | +2.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's -0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.3%, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Ireland's -0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.4%, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2055 | -428.6% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | +273.7% | -0.2% | 0.4% |
| 2054 | -250.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -239.4% | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | +225.7% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| 2057 | -158.3% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.2% | -0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4% | -0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | -0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.0% | -0.2% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.5% | 1 |
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- Population density 76.73 people per km² (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Ireland?
- World population growth in Ireland was -0.5% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 1955.
- How does Ireland rank for world population growth?
- Ireland ranks 147th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.