Ireland vs Nigeria

Ireland vs Nigeria: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 1.19% a year in Ireland and 2.1% a year in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 0.91 percentage points, or 1.77 times that in Ireland.

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% a year · UN

Ireland vs Nigeria: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 1.19% a year in Ireland and 2.1% a year in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 0.91 percentage points, or 1.77 times that in Ireland.
IrelandNigeriaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Ireland.
  • In 2023, Ireland ranked 97 and Nigeria ranked 46 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ireland at -0.46% a year and Nigeria at 0.02% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearIrelandNigeriaWorld
20231.192.10.87
20222.192.10.88
20211.032.090.8
20200.812.110.9
20191.182.151.03
20181.312.241.07
20171.272.391.13
20161.112.481.17
20151.052.471.18
20140.842.611.22
20130.612.681.23
20120.462.751.27
20110.442.81.26
20100.462.811.27
20090.652.781.28
20081.472.791.28
20072.712.781.28
20063.062.771.28
20052.322.761.27
20042.022.781.28
20031.612.761.29
20021.652.761.3
20011.722.731.33
20001.432.71.35
19991.192.641.35
19981.052.631.37
19971.052.61.39
19960.82.611.42
19950.742.621.45
19940.42.651.47
19930.382.631.52
19920.612.671.57
19910.752.581.63
19900.42.711.76
1989-0.232.71.78
1988-0.572.681.79
1987-0.32.661.84
19860.212.671.83
19850.392.771.8
19840.482.91.8
19830.562.221.78
19820.72.981.86
19810.843.011.82
19801.123.151.8
19791.213.11.79
19781.583.071.74
19771.543.051.75
19761.52.911.78
19751.512.831.8
19741.522.711.88
19731.552.541.94
19721.542.451.97
19711.382.341.97
19700.752.332.06
19690.652.232.06
19680.572.212.09
19670.622.112
19660.522.172.04
19650.572.192.09
19640.552.152.16
19630.452.132.28
19620.372.122.11
19610.112.081.67
1960-0.332.031.58
1959-0.491.971.73
1958-0.551.852
1957-0.511.912.07
1956-0.511.91.98
1955-0.581.882.01
1954-0.51.871.99
1953-0.451.831.9
1952-0.391.871.94
19510.71.91.75
19500.951.881.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIrelandNigeriaWorld
20241.050.39–1.872.071.49–2.630.86
20250.960.04–2.022.061.38–2.670.84
20260.88-0.29–2.052.031.31–2.680.83
20270.83-0.54–2.2321.22–2.70.81
20280.78-0.6–2.311.981.14–2.710.8
20290.71-0.83–2.321.951.06–2.750.78
20300.65-0.97–2.341.921–2.780.76
20310.63-1.1–2.411.890.97–2.760.75
20320.6-1.21–2.521.860.89–2.790.73
20330.56-1.29–2.541.830.83–2.780.72
20340.53-1.33–2.661.790.8–2.790.7
20350.48-1.45–2.651.760.76–2.820.69
20360.48-1.35–2.691.720.72–2.810.67
20370.48-1.49–2.771.690.67–2.770.65
20380.46-1.58–2.851.650.63–2.720.64
20390.41-1.65–2.751.610.63–2.720.62
20400.42-1.64–2.811.580.63–2.680.61
20410.4-1.72–2.851.530.55–2.620.59
20420.34-1.84–2.791.490.55–2.640.57
20430.31-1.9–3.021.460.51–2.620.56
20440.3-1.95–2.751.420.46–2.580.54
20450.26-2.13–2.711.380.4–2.520.52
20460.21-2.04–2.71.350.38–2.470.5
20470.2-2.04–2.731.310.35–2.470.48
20480.19-2.15–2.751.280.31–2.410.46
20490.13-2.24–2.751.250.3–2.410.44
20500.08-2.44–2.771.220.24–2.40.42
20510.04-2.5–2.671.190.18–2.390.4
20520.03-2.47–2.771.160.18–2.430.38
2053-0-2.47–2.791.130.17–2.440.36
2054-0.01-2.77–2.761.10.11–2.440.34
2055-0.07-2.69–2.811.070.09–2.410.33
2056-0.05-2.71–2.741.040.02–2.390.31
2057-0.12-2.83–2.741.01-0.02–2.40.3
2058-0.15-2.89–2.720.99-0.03–2.390.28
2059-0.2-3.02–2.690.96-0.06–2.410.27
2060-0.21-3.07–2.540.94-0.07–2.390.25
2061-0.2-3.16–2.760.91-0.07–2.370.24
2062-0.2-3.34–2.860.89-0.12–2.370.23
2063-0.21-3.21–2.890.86-0.16–2.350.22
2064-0.24-3.24–2.770.84-0.2–2.350.21
2065-0.25-3.22–2.910.81-0.23–2.280.2
2066-0.26-3.27–2.770.78-0.27–2.290.19
2067-0.26-3.3–2.920.76-0.3–2.280.18
2068-0.27-3.24–2.90.73-0.31–2.260.17
2069-0.28-3.38–2.90.71-0.35–2.250.16
2070-0.29-3.39–2.90.68-0.39–2.210.15
2071-0.29-3.47–2.980.65-0.4–2.190.14
2072-0.29-3.39–2.980.63-0.45–2.140.13
2073-0.29-3.44–2.930.6-0.44–2.080.12
2074-0.3-3.47–3.010.57-0.48–2.110.1
2075-0.28-3.49–3.020.55-0.56–2.080.09
2076-0.28-3.5–2.930.52-0.65–2.020.08
2077-0.27-3.45–3.020.5-0.65–2.020.07
2078-0.26-3.43–2.930.47-0.68–1.940.06
2079-0.26-3.38–2.970.45-0.71–1.930.05
2080-0.21-3.36–2.990.42-0.74–1.920.04
2081-0.19-3.28–3.140.39-0.8–1.880.03
2082-0.22-3.37–3.070.37-0.84–1.920.02
2083-0.24-3.5–2.950.35-0.85–1.940.01
2084-0.24-3.53–30.32-0.89–1.92-0
2085-0.25-3.57–3.020.3-0.93–1.93-0.01
2086-0.24-3.54–2.990.28-0.94–1.9-0.02
2087-0.27-3.59–3.150.25-1–1.88-0.03
2088-0.29-3.63–3.210.23-1.06–1.85-0.04
2089-0.31-3.66–3.150.21-1.12–1.84-0.05
2090-0.33-3.76–3.10.19-1.12–1.86-0.05
2091-0.33-3.76–3.220.17-1.16–1.88-0.06
2092-0.34-3.9–3.320.15-1.19–1.82-0.07
2093-0.35-4.07–3.120.13-1.24–1.86-0.07
2094-0.36-4.31–3.180.11-1.29–1.79-0.08
2095-0.37-4.22–3.150.1-1.32–1.82-0.09
2096-0.41-4.48–3.280.09-1.35–1.79-0.1
2097-0.42-4.58–3.260.07-1.35–1.8-0.11
2098-0.43-4.77–3.160.06-1.35–1.8-0.11
2099-0.45-4.93–3.070.04-1.35–1.79-0.12
2100-0.46-5.21–3.270.02-1.36–1.8-0.13

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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