Total population fell 2.57% to 4.90 mil in Ireland in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total population in Ireland reached an all time high of 5.03 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 2.82 mil in 1961. When compared to Ireland's main peers, total population in Canada amounted to 37.2 mil, 65.5 mil in France, 0.351 mil in Iceland and 64.5 mil in United Kingdom in 2022.
Ireland has been ranked 124th within the group of 179 countries we follow in terms of total population, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population (Total) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Australia | mil | 29.3 | 29.4 | 29.5 | 29.7 | 29.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | mil | 40.0 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 40.2 | 40.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | mil | 5.68 | 5.67 | 5.66 | 5.65 | 5.64 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 65.7 | 65.6 | 65.4 | 65.3 | 65.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 68.2 | 67.5 | 66.9 | 66.2 | 65.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | mil | 0.371 | 0.371 | 0.370 | 0.369 | 0.369 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | mil | 5.28 | 5.29 | 5.29 | 5.30 | 5.30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 55.4 | 55.1 | 54.8 | 54.5 | 54.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | mil | 136 | 136 | 136 | 135 | 135 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | mil | 5.78 | 5.79 | 5.80 | 5.80 | 5.81 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | mil | 44.4 | 44.2 | 44.0 | 43.8 | 43.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | mil | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 354 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | mil | 65.3 | 65.2 | 65.2 | 65.1 | 65.0 |
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