Ireland vs South Korea

Ireland vs South Korea: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 1.19% a year in Ireland and -0.04% a year in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ireland, by 1.23 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Ireland vs South Korea: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 1.19% a year in Ireland and -0.04% a year in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ireland, by 1.23 percentage points.
IrelandSouth KoreaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Ireland has been higher since 2015, when it overtook South Korea.
  • In 2023, Ireland ranked 97 and South Korea ranked 181 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ireland at -0.46% a year and South Korea at -1.45% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearIrelandSouth KoreaWorld
20231.19-0.040.87
20222.19-0.090.88
20211.03-0.170.8
20200.810.130.9
20191.180.221.03
20181.310.271.07
20171.270.331.13
20161.110.41.17
20151.050.831.18
20140.840.931.22
20130.610.941.23
20120.460.961.27
20110.440.961.26
20100.460.511.27
20090.650.411.28
20081.470.381.28
20072.710.361.28
20063.060.351.28
20052.320.291.27
20042.020.351.28
20031.610.421.29
20021.650.491.3
20011.720.591.33
20001.430.591.35
19991.190.551.35
19981.050.611.37
19971.050.651.39
19960.80.681.42
19950.740.511.45
19940.40.541.47
19930.380.541.52
19920.610.51.57
19910.750.461.63
19900.41.161.76
1989-0.231.381.78
1988-0.571.41.79
1987-0.31.421.84
19860.211.461.83
19850.391.291.8
19840.481.41.8
19830.561.561.78
19820.71.691.86
19810.841.731.82
19801.121.121.8
19791.211.151.79
19781.581.141.74
19771.541.231.75
19761.51.311.78
19751.511.491.8
19741.521.821.88
19731.551.971.94
19721.542.051.97
19711.382.11.97
19700.752.152.06
19690.652.132.06
19680.572.172.09
19670.622.242
19660.522.062.04
19650.571.732.09
19640.551.992.16
19630.452.232.28
19620.372.342.11
19610.112.491.67
1960-0.333.091.58
1959-0.493.271.73
1958-0.553.362
1957-0.513.42.07
1956-0.513.361.98
1955-0.583.32.01
1954-0.53.221.99
1953-0.452.851.9
1952-0.392.471.94
19510.71.121.75
19500.9501.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIrelandSouth KoreaWorld
20241.050.39–1.87-0.08-0.43–0.260.86
20250.960.04–2.02-0.12-0.58–0.350.84
20260.88-0.29–2.05-0.14-0.69–0.420.83
20270.83-0.54–2.23-0.18-0.8–0.490.81
20280.78-0.6–2.31-0.2-0.91–0.530.8
20290.71-0.83–2.32-0.23-0.95–0.490.78
20300.65-0.97–2.34-0.26-1.07–0.490.76
20310.63-1.1–2.41-0.29-1.13–0.470.75
20320.6-1.21–2.52-0.33-1.19–0.550.73
20330.56-1.29–2.54-0.37-1.25–0.510.72
20340.53-1.33–2.66-0.41-1.29–0.510.7
20350.48-1.45–2.65-0.45-1.37–0.480.69
20360.48-1.35–2.69-0.49-1.48–0.520.67
20370.48-1.49–2.77-0.53-1.52–0.470.65
20380.46-1.58–2.85-0.57-1.56–0.460.64
20390.41-1.65–2.75-0.6-1.65–0.330.62
20400.42-1.64–2.81-0.63-1.66–0.420.61
20410.4-1.72–2.85-0.67-1.72–0.390.59
20420.34-1.84–2.79-0.69-1.77–0.410.57
20430.31-1.9–3.02-0.72-1.82–0.390.56
20440.3-1.95–2.75-0.77-1.91–0.350.54
20450.26-2.13–2.71-0.8-1.96–0.390.52
20460.21-2.04–2.7-0.83-2.09–0.340.5
20470.2-2.04–2.73-0.88-2.14–0.30.48
20480.19-2.15–2.75-0.93-2.15–0.30.46
20490.13-2.24–2.75-0.98-2.19–0.280.44
20500.08-2.44–2.77-1.02-2.28–0.270.42
20510.04-2.5–2.67-1.08-2.37–0.20.4
20520.03-2.47–2.77-1.14-2.4–0.190.38
2053-0-2.47–2.79-1.17-2.48–0.20.36
2054-0.01-2.77–2.76-1.2-2.52–0.190.34
2055-0.07-2.69–2.81-1.25-2.55–0.210.33
2056-0.05-2.71–2.74-1.29-2.56–0.170.31
2057-0.12-2.83–2.74-1.34-2.68–0.210.3
2058-0.15-2.89–2.72-1.38-2.81–0.190.28
2059-0.2-3.02–2.69-1.39-2.88–0.130.27
2060-0.21-3.07–2.54-1.42-2.89–0.160.25
2061-0.2-3.16–2.76-1.42-2.91–0.150.24
2062-0.2-3.34–2.86-1.44-2.98–0.160.23
2063-0.21-3.21–2.89-1.45-3.02–0.120.22
2064-0.24-3.24–2.77-1.46-3.09–0.210.21
2065-0.25-3.22–2.91-1.46-3.06–0.220.2
2066-0.26-3.27–2.77-1.46-3.11–0.230.19
2067-0.26-3.3–2.92-1.47-3.14–0.220.18
2068-0.27-3.24–2.9-1.47-3.13–0.260.17
2069-0.28-3.38–2.9-1.49-3.26–0.210.16
2070-0.29-3.39–2.9-1.5-3.32–0.250.15
2071-0.29-3.47–2.98-1.5-3.34–0.150.14
2072-0.29-3.39–2.98-1.5-3.35–0.210.13
2073-0.29-3.44–2.93-1.49-3.35–0.250.12
2074-0.3-3.47–3.01-1.49-3.45–0.320.1
2075-0.28-3.49–3.02-1.49-3.44–0.340.09
2076-0.28-3.5–2.93-1.49-3.5–0.340.08
2077-0.27-3.45–3.02-1.5-3.53–0.410.07
2078-0.26-3.43–2.93-1.5-3.55–0.450.06
2079-0.26-3.38–2.97-1.49-3.57–0.470.05
2080-0.21-3.36–2.99-1.5-3.73–0.460.04
2081-0.19-3.28–3.14-1.52-3.81–0.540.03
2082-0.22-3.37–3.07-1.51-3.79–0.50.02
2083-0.24-3.5–2.95-1.52-3.87–0.510.01
2084-0.24-3.53–3-1.52-3.88–0.5-0
2085-0.25-3.57–3.02-1.53-4–0.59-0.01
2086-0.24-3.54–2.99-1.54-4.09–0.59-0.02
2087-0.27-3.59–3.15-1.56-4.22–0.59-0.03
2088-0.29-3.63–3.21-1.56-4.21–0.56-0.04
2089-0.31-3.66–3.15-1.57-4.35–0.59-0.05
2090-0.33-3.76–3.1-1.57-4.47–0.6-0.05
2091-0.33-3.76–3.22-1.57-4.49–0.69-0.06
2092-0.34-3.9–3.32-1.57-4.63–0.65-0.07
2093-0.35-4.07–3.12-1.56-4.73–0.7-0.07
2094-0.36-4.31–3.18-1.55-4.77–0.64-0.08
2095-0.37-4.22–3.15-1.54-4.87–0.7-0.09
2096-0.41-4.48–3.28-1.51-4.85–0.71-0.1
2097-0.42-4.58–3.26-1.49-4.79–0.63-0.11
2098-0.43-4.77–3.16-1.48-4.92–0.72-0.11
2099-0.45-4.93–3.07-1.46-4.94–0.77-0.12
2100-0.46-5.21–3.27-1.45-5.06–0.8-0.13

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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