Ireland vs Italy

Ireland vs Italy: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 1.19% a year in Ireland and -0.22% a year in Italy, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ireland, by 1.4 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Ireland vs Italy: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 1.19% a year in Ireland and -0.22% a year in Italy, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ireland, by 1.4 percentage points.
IrelandItalyUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Ireland has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Italy.
  • In 2023, Ireland ranked 97 and Italy ranked 187 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ireland at -0.46% a year and Italy at -0.68% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearIrelandItalyWorld
20231.19-0.220.87
20222.19-0.190.88
20211.03-0.180.8
20200.81-0.430.9
20191.18-0.31.03
20181.31-0.191.07
20171.27-0.181.13
20161.11-0.111.17
20151.05-0.211.18
20140.84-0.081.22
20130.610.121.23
20120.460.291.27
20110.440.251.26
20100.460.421.27
20090.650.451.28
20081.470.71.28
20072.710.831.28
20063.060.381.28
20052.320.431.27
20042.020.751.28
20031.610.761.29
20021.650.351.3
20011.720.051.33
20001.430.071.35
19991.190.041.35
19981.050.051.37
19971.050.041.39
19960.80.051.42
19950.74-0.891.45
19940.40.831.47
19930.380.041.52
19920.610.131.57
19910.750.051.63
19900.40.111.76
1989-0.230.091.78
1988-0.570.081.79
1987-0.30.051.84
19860.210.011.83
19850.390.061.8
19840.480.11.8
19830.560.061.78
19820.70.111.86
19810.840.151.82
19801.120.681.8
19791.210.311.79
19781.580.381.74
19771.540.431.75
19761.50.491.78
19751.510.571.8
19741.520.691.88
19731.550.671.94
19721.540.741.97
19711.380.591.97
19700.750.592.06
19690.650.652.06
19680.570.672.09
19670.620.762
19660.520.852.04
19650.570.842.09
19640.550.962.16
19630.450.812.28
19620.370.782.11
19610.110.641.67
1960-0.330.571.58
1959-0.490.621.73
1958-0.550.572
1957-0.510.542.07
1956-0.510.511.98
1955-0.580.612.01
1954-0.50.631.99
1953-0.451.141.9
1952-0.390.521.94
19510.70.621.75
19500.950.931.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIrelandItalyWorld
20241.050.39–1.87-0.31-0.86–0.190.86
20250.960.04–2.02-0.35-0.97–0.240.84
20260.88-0.29–2.05-0.39-1.03–0.220.83
20270.83-0.54–2.23-0.41-1.03–0.230.81
20280.78-0.6–2.31-0.42-1.09–0.210.8
20290.71-0.83–2.32-0.42-1.09–0.240.78
20300.65-0.97–2.34-0.45-1.17–0.180.76
20310.63-1.1–2.41-0.47-1.16–0.170.75
20320.6-1.21–2.52-0.45-1.15–0.220.73
20330.56-1.29–2.54-0.46-1.18–0.220.72
20340.53-1.33–2.66-0.47-1.18–0.210.7
20350.48-1.45–2.65-0.48-1.18–0.260.69
20360.48-1.35–2.69-0.48-1.16–0.250.67
20370.48-1.49–2.77-0.5-1.23–0.190.65
20380.46-1.58–2.85-0.5-1.24–0.20.64
20390.41-1.65–2.75-0.52-1.25–0.20.62
20400.42-1.64–2.81-0.52-1.25–0.240.61
20410.4-1.72–2.85-0.53-1.24–0.170.59
20420.34-1.84–2.79-0.55-1.37–0.180.57
20430.31-1.9–3.02-0.59-1.35–0.170.56
20440.3-1.95–2.75-0.59-1.39–0.20.54
20450.26-2.13–2.71-0.62-1.34–0.130.52
20460.21-2.04–2.7-0.63-1.41–0.170.5
20470.2-2.04–2.73-0.67-1.48–0.080.48
20480.19-2.15–2.75-0.68-1.46–0.10.46
20490.13-2.24–2.75-0.72-1.47–0.090.44
20500.08-2.44–2.77-0.75-1.52–0.070.42
20510.04-2.5–2.67-0.76-1.59–0.050.4
20520.03-2.47–2.77-0.79-1.63–0.040.38
2053-0-2.47–2.79-0.83-1.66–0.030.36
2054-0.01-2.77–2.76-0.84-1.7–-0.040.34
2055-0.07-2.69–2.81-0.87-1.72–-0.030.33
2056-0.05-2.71–2.74-0.91-1.78–-0.090.31
2057-0.12-2.83–2.74-0.92-1.75–-0.040.3
2058-0.15-2.89–2.72-0.94-1.81–-0.10.28
2059-0.2-3.02–2.69-0.96-1.77–-0.150.27
2060-0.21-3.07–2.54-0.96-1.85–-0.150.25
2061-0.2-3.16–2.76-0.97-1.82–-0.10.24
2062-0.2-3.34–2.86-0.98-1.87–-0.110.23
2063-0.21-3.21–2.89-0.95-1.95–-0.070.22
2064-0.24-3.24–2.77-0.95-1.88–-0.030.21
2065-0.25-3.22–2.91-0.95-1.86–0.020.2
2066-0.26-3.27–2.77-0.92-1.8–0.020.19
2067-0.26-3.3–2.92-0.9-1.82–0.020.18
2068-0.27-3.24–2.9-0.9-1.82–-0.010.17
2069-0.28-3.38–2.9-0.88-1.81–0.090.16
2070-0.29-3.39–2.9-0.87-1.8–0.060.15
2071-0.29-3.47–2.98-0.83-1.76–0.090.14
2072-0.29-3.39–2.98-0.82-1.82–0.080.13
2073-0.29-3.44–2.93-0.79-1.78–0.120.12
2074-0.3-3.47–3.01-0.78-1.77–0.150.1
2075-0.28-3.49–3.02-0.74-1.78–0.220.09
2076-0.28-3.5–2.93-0.71-1.75–0.240.08
2077-0.27-3.45–3.02-0.69-1.69–0.30.07
2078-0.26-3.43–2.93-0.68-1.73–0.220.06
2079-0.26-3.38–2.97-0.68-1.7–0.270.05
2080-0.21-3.36–2.99-0.66-1.72–0.280.04
2081-0.19-3.28–3.14-0.65-1.69–0.280.03
2082-0.22-3.37–3.07-0.65-1.73–0.280.02
2083-0.24-3.5–2.95-0.63-1.71–0.320.01
2084-0.24-3.53–3-0.64-1.67–0.33-0
2085-0.25-3.57–3.02-0.63-1.69–0.36-0.01
2086-0.24-3.54–2.99-0.62-1.71–0.4-0.02
2087-0.27-3.59–3.15-0.63-1.76–0.35-0.03
2088-0.29-3.63–3.21-0.63-1.79–0.37-0.04
2089-0.31-3.66–3.15-0.64-1.76–0.34-0.05
2090-0.33-3.76–3.1-0.64-1.83–0.37-0.05
2091-0.33-3.76–3.22-0.63-1.8–0.34-0.06
2092-0.34-3.9–3.32-0.65-1.84–0.33-0.07
2093-0.35-4.07–3.12-0.63-1.8–0.35-0.07
2094-0.36-4.31–3.18-0.64-1.81–0.37-0.08
2095-0.37-4.22–3.15-0.65-1.81–0.34-0.09
2096-0.41-4.48–3.28-0.66-1.89–0.38-0.1
2097-0.42-4.58–3.26-0.67-1.93–0.33-0.11
2098-0.43-4.77–3.16-0.65-1.98–0.37-0.11
2099-0.45-4.93–3.07-0.67-1.9–0.41-0.12
2100-0.46-5.21–3.27-0.68-1.95–0.35-0.13

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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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