Ireland vs Japan

Ireland vs Japan: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 1.19% a year in Ireland and -0.48% a year in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ireland, by 1.67 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Ireland vs Japan: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 1.19% a year in Ireland and -0.48% a year in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ireland, by 1.67 percentage points.
IrelandJapanUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Ireland has been higher since 1990, when it overtook Japan.
  • In 2023, Ireland ranked 97 and Japan ranked 205 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ireland at -0.46% a year and Japan at -0.5% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearIrelandJapanWorld
20231.19-0.480.87
20222.19-0.520.88
20211.03-0.570.8
20200.81-0.430.9
20191.18-0.21.03
20181.31-0.141.07
20171.27-0.11.13
20161.11-0.051.17
20151.05-0.131.18
20140.84-0.21.22
20130.61-0.171.23
20120.46-0.151.27
20110.44-0.111.26
20100.46-0.031.27
20090.650.021.28
20081.470.041.28
20072.710.061.28
20063.060.081.28
20052.320.051.27
20042.020.11.28
20031.610.131.29
20021.650.171.3
20011.720.191.33
20001.430.181.35
19991.190.181.35
19981.050.221.37
19971.050.231.39
19960.80.231.42
19950.740.251.45
19940.40.371.47
19930.380.351.52
19920.610.381.57
19910.750.411.63
19900.40.381.76
1989-0.230.351.78
1988-0.570.411.79
1987-0.30.461.84
19860.210.491.83
19850.390.391.8
19840.480.351.8
19830.560.381.78
19820.70.41.86
19810.840.431.82
19801.120.641.8
19791.210.781.79
19781.580.841.74
19771.540.891.75
19761.50.971.78
19751.511.11.8
19741.521.231.88
19731.551.281.94
19721.541.221.97
19711.381.151.97
19700.751.162.06
19690.651.172.06
19680.571.192.09
19670.621.262
19660.520.842.04
19650.571.082.09
19640.550.962.16
19630.450.912.28
19620.370.882.11
19610.110.881.67
1960-0.330.811.58
1959-0.490.811.73
1958-0.550.822
1957-0.510.742.07
1956-0.510.91.98
1955-0.581.082.01
1954-0.51.141.99
1953-0.451.251.9
1952-0.391.41.94
19510.71.51.75
19500.951.731.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIrelandJapanWorld
20241.050.39–1.87-0.51-0.69–-0.340.86
20250.960.04–2.02-0.54-0.77–-0.30.84
20260.88-0.29–2.05-0.56-0.83–-0.290.83
20270.83-0.54–2.23-0.58-0.88–-0.260.81
20280.78-0.6–2.31-0.59-0.9–-0.260.8
20290.71-0.83–2.32-0.6-0.93–-0.230.78
20300.65-0.97–2.34-0.61-0.97–-0.250.76
20310.63-1.1–2.41-0.62-1–-0.230.75
20320.6-1.21–2.52-0.63-1.03–-0.250.73
20330.56-1.29–2.54-0.63-1.03–-0.240.72
20340.53-1.33–2.66-0.64-1.06–-0.210.7
20350.48-1.45–2.65-0.65-1.11–-0.210.69
20360.48-1.35–2.69-0.65-1.1–-0.220.67
20370.48-1.49–2.77-0.65-1.12–-0.210.65
20380.46-1.58–2.85-0.65-1.11–-0.180.64
20390.41-1.65–2.75-0.65-1.12–-0.180.62
20400.42-1.64–2.81-0.66-1.14–-0.160.61
20410.4-1.72–2.85-0.66-1.15–-0.160.59
20420.34-1.84–2.79-0.65-1.14–-0.140.57
20430.31-1.9–3.02-0.65-1.14–-0.130.56
20440.3-1.95–2.75-0.65-1.15–-0.140.54
20450.26-2.13–2.71-0.65-1.17–-0.130.52
20460.21-2.04–2.7-0.65-1.18–-0.130.5
20470.2-2.04–2.73-0.64-1.22–-0.120.48
20480.19-2.15–2.75-0.64-1.19–-0.10.46
20490.13-2.24–2.75-0.64-1.22–-0.10.44
20500.08-2.44–2.77-0.64-1.2–-0.120.42
20510.04-2.5–2.67-0.64-1.23–-0.120.4
20520.03-2.47–2.77-0.65-1.26–-0.130.38
2053-0-2.47–2.79-0.66-1.29–-0.110.36
2054-0.01-2.77–2.76-0.68-1.28–-0.10.34
2055-0.07-2.69–2.81-0.68-1.34–-0.120.33
2056-0.05-2.71–2.74-0.7-1.37–-0.10.31
2057-0.12-2.83–2.74-0.72-1.42–-0.110.3
2058-0.15-2.89–2.72-0.73-1.44–-0.10.28
2059-0.2-3.02–2.69-0.75-1.45–-0.140.27
2060-0.21-3.07–2.54-0.76-1.5–-0.130.25
2061-0.2-3.16–2.76-0.77-1.5–-0.110.24
2062-0.2-3.34–2.86-0.78-1.55–-0.130.23
2063-0.21-3.21–2.89-0.79-1.57–-0.110.22
2064-0.24-3.24–2.77-0.8-1.58–-0.120.21
2065-0.25-3.22–2.91-0.81-1.63–-0.130.2
2066-0.26-3.27–2.77-0.81-1.65–-0.140.19
2067-0.26-3.3–2.92-0.8-1.62–-0.120.18
2068-0.27-3.24–2.9-0.81-1.61–-0.070.17
2069-0.28-3.38–2.9-0.8-1.63–-0.040.16
2070-0.29-3.39–2.9-0.79-1.67–-0.040.15
2071-0.29-3.47–2.98-0.76-1.64–-0.020.14
2072-0.29-3.39–2.98-0.75-1.62–-00.13
2073-0.29-3.44–2.93-0.73-1.61–0.020.12
2074-0.3-3.47–3.01-0.7-1.6–0.070.1
2075-0.28-3.49–3.02-0.67-1.6–0.10.09
2076-0.28-3.5–2.93-0.64-1.56–0.150.08
2077-0.27-3.45–3.02-0.62-1.52–0.180.07
2078-0.26-3.43–2.93-0.6-1.54–0.190.06
2079-0.26-3.38–2.97-0.57-1.55–0.20.05
2080-0.21-3.36–2.99-0.56-1.5–0.230.04
2081-0.19-3.28–3.14-0.53-1.48–0.260.03
2082-0.22-3.37–3.07-0.52-1.49–0.280.02
2083-0.24-3.5–2.95-0.51-1.48–0.270.01
2084-0.24-3.53–3-0.5-1.5–0.27-0
2085-0.25-3.57–3.02-0.49-1.51–0.29-0.01
2086-0.24-3.54–2.99-0.48-1.53–0.29-0.02
2087-0.27-3.59–3.15-0.47-1.54–0.29-0.03
2088-0.29-3.63–3.21-0.47-1.54–0.3-0.04
2089-0.31-3.66–3.15-0.47-1.54–0.32-0.05
2090-0.33-3.76–3.1-0.47-1.55–0.31-0.05
2091-0.33-3.76–3.22-0.47-1.57–0.34-0.06
2092-0.34-3.9–3.32-0.48-1.61–0.33-0.07
2093-0.35-4.07–3.12-0.48-1.62–0.35-0.07
2094-0.36-4.31–3.18-0.47-1.67–0.36-0.08
2095-0.37-4.22–3.15-0.48-1.7–0.38-0.09
2096-0.41-4.48–3.28-0.49-1.71–0.4-0.1
2097-0.42-4.58–3.26-0.48-1.74–0.42-0.11
2098-0.43-4.77–3.16-0.49-1.72–0.42-0.11
2099-0.45-4.93–3.07-0.5-1.77–0.39-0.12
2100-0.46-5.21–3.27-0.5-1.76–0.41-0.13

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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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