Australia vs Ireland

Australia vs Ireland: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 0.99% a year in Australia and 1.19% a year in Ireland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ireland, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1.2 times that in Australia.

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% a year · UN

Australia vs Ireland: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 0.99% a year in Australia and 1.19% a year in Ireland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ireland, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1.2 times that in Australia.
AustraliaIrelandUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Ireland has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Australia.
  • In 2023, Australia ranked 108 and Ireland ranked 97 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Australia at 0.5% a year and Ireland at -0.46% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearAustraliaIrelandWorld
20230.991.190.87
20220.922.190.88
20210.961.030.8
20200.680.810.9
20191.361.181.03
20181.511.311.07
20171.611.271.13
20161.661.111.17
20151.51.051.18
20141.460.841.22
20131.610.611.23
20121.720.461.27
20111.570.441.26
20101.470.461.27
20091.80.651.28
20082.021.471.28
20071.912.711.28
20061.593.061.28
20051.32.321.27
20041.162.021.28
20031.121.611.29
20021.151.651.3
20011.211.721.33
20001.211.431.35
19991.131.191.35
19981.091.051.37
19971.031.051.39
19961.140.81.42
19951.170.741.45
19941.030.41.47
19930.930.381.52
19921.040.611.57
19911.210.751.63
19901.430.41.76
19891.6-0.231.78
19881.69-0.571.79
19871.61-0.31.84
19861.510.211.83
19851.420.391.8
19841.310.481.8
19831.340.561.78
19821.570.71.86
19811.660.841.82
19801.411.121.8
19791.161.211.79
19781.131.581.74
19771.161.541.75
19761.061.51.78
19751.131.511.8
19741.41.521.88
19731.551.551.94
19721.641.541.97
19713.041.381.97
19703.190.752.06
19692.060.652.06
19681.930.572.09
19671.750.622
19661.980.522.04
19652.120.572.09
19641.960.552.16
19631.940.452.28
19621.870.372.11
19612.030.111.67
19602.2-0.331.58
19592.15-0.491.73
19582.12-0.552
19572.17-0.512.07
19562.33-0.511.98
19552.39-0.582.01
19542.13-0.51.99
19531.98-0.451.9
19522.27-0.391.94
19512.710.71.75
19503.130.951.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearAustraliaIrelandWorld
20240.990.49–1.51.050.39–1.870.86
20250.960.27–1.620.960.04–2.020.84
20260.910.16–1.620.88-0.29–2.050.83
20270.90.04–1.70.83-0.54–2.230.81
20280.88-0.04–1.650.78-0.6–2.310.8
20290.83-0.13–1.710.71-0.83–2.320.78
20300.82-0.18–1.70.65-0.97–2.340.76
20310.8-0.25–1.690.63-1.1–2.410.75
20320.77-0.29–1.730.6-1.21–2.520.73
20330.76-0.36–1.670.56-1.29–2.540.72
20340.74-0.38–1.70.53-1.33–2.660.7
20350.74-0.46–1.690.48-1.45–2.650.69
20360.74-0.45–1.720.48-1.35–2.690.67
20370.7-0.43–1.670.48-1.49–2.770.65
20380.71-0.5–1.660.46-1.58–2.850.64
20390.69-0.63–1.620.41-1.65–2.750.62
20400.7-0.61–1.70.42-1.64–2.810.61
20410.7-0.6–1.680.4-1.72–2.850.59
20420.71-0.62–1.70.34-1.84–2.790.57
20430.69-0.6–1.730.31-1.9–3.020.56
20440.68-0.67–1.720.3-1.95–2.750.54
20450.69-0.63–1.740.26-2.13–2.710.52
20460.7-0.7–1.720.21-2.04–2.70.5
20470.66-0.78–1.670.2-2.04–2.730.48
20480.69-0.77–1.770.19-2.15–2.750.46
20490.65-0.79–1.730.13-2.24–2.750.44
20500.65-0.81–1.780.08-2.44–2.770.42
20510.64-0.82–1.730.04-2.5–2.670.4
20520.62-0.91–1.680.03-2.47–2.770.38
20530.62-1–1.66-0-2.47–2.790.36
20540.62-0.93–1.72-0.01-2.77–2.760.34
20550.62-0.94–1.74-0.07-2.69–2.810.33
20560.6-0.94–1.75-0.05-2.71–2.740.31
20570.6-0.95–1.73-0.12-2.83–2.740.3
20580.62-0.89–1.75-0.15-2.89–2.720.28
20590.58-1.04–1.66-0.2-3.02–2.690.27
20600.58-1.02–1.72-0.21-3.07–2.540.25
20610.59-1.08–1.67-0.2-3.16–2.760.24
20620.59-1.08–1.68-0.2-3.34–2.860.23
20630.59-1.15–1.7-0.21-3.21–2.890.22
20640.56-1.16–1.69-0.24-3.24–2.770.21
20650.57-1.24–1.68-0.25-3.22–2.910.2
20660.59-1.32–1.71-0.26-3.27–2.770.19
20670.59-1.31–1.78-0.26-3.3–2.920.18
20680.59-1.29–1.74-0.27-3.24–2.90.17
20690.59-1.26–1.76-0.28-3.38–2.90.16
20700.57-1.37–1.71-0.29-3.39–2.90.15
20710.55-1.29–1.75-0.29-3.47–2.980.14
20720.55-1.4–1.75-0.29-3.39–2.980.13
20730.55-1.48–1.68-0.29-3.44–2.930.12
20740.56-1.46–1.68-0.3-3.47–3.010.1
20750.55-1.52–1.74-0.28-3.49–3.020.09
20760.54-1.51–1.72-0.28-3.5–2.930.08
20770.55-1.5–1.75-0.27-3.45–3.020.07
20780.55-1.54–1.64-0.26-3.43–2.930.06
20790.54-1.56–1.66-0.26-3.38–2.970.05
20800.54-1.78–1.64-0.21-3.36–2.990.04
20810.56-1.82–1.73-0.19-3.28–3.140.03
20820.54-1.79–1.69-0.22-3.37–3.070.02
20830.55-1.76–1.72-0.24-3.5–2.950.01
20840.52-1.92–1.76-0.24-3.53–3-0
20850.52-1.79–1.71-0.25-3.57–3.02-0.01
20860.54-1.75–1.74-0.24-3.54–2.99-0.02
20870.55-1.85–1.78-0.27-3.59–3.15-0.03
20880.58-1.83–1.81-0.29-3.63–3.21-0.04
20890.56-1.92–1.8-0.31-3.66–3.15-0.05
20900.57-1.95–1.8-0.33-3.76–3.1-0.05
20910.57-2–1.84-0.33-3.76–3.22-0.06
20920.56-1.91–1.77-0.34-3.9–3.32-0.07
20930.55-1.97–1.84-0.35-4.07–3.12-0.07
20940.52-2.02–1.75-0.36-4.31–3.18-0.08
20950.53-1.95–1.67-0.37-4.22–3.15-0.09
20960.55-2–1.76-0.41-4.48–3.28-0.1
20970.56-1.92–1.75-0.42-4.58–3.26-0.11
20980.52-1.99–1.8-0.43-4.77–3.16-0.11
20990.51-2.16–1.74-0.45-4.93–3.07-0.12
21000.5-2.22–1.75-0.46-5.21–3.27-0.13

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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