Ireland vs Spain

Ireland vs Spain: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 1.19% a year in Ireland and 0.02% a year in Spain, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ireland, by 1.17 percentage points, or 66 times that in Spain.

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Change since 1950, percentage points · UN

All yearsSince 1990Since 2010
ValuesChange
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WorldProjection
Ireland vs Spain: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 1.19% a year in Ireland and 0.02% a year in Spain, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ireland, by 1.17 percentage points, or 66 times that in Spain.
IrelandSpainUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

Latest figures

% a year · UN

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2023Projected
Ireland1.19 20230.6197 of 229-0.46 2100
Spain0.02 2023-0.46173 of 229-0.54 2100
World0.87 20231.23-0.13 2100

What the numbers say

  • Ireland has been higher since 2004, when it overtook Spain.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ireland at -0.46% a year and Spain at -0.54% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearIrelandSpainWorld
20231.190.020.87
20222.190.330.88
20211.030.060.8
20200.810.180.9
20191.180.851.03
20181.310.61.07
20171.270.361.13
20161.110.221.17
20151.05-0.011.18
20140.84-0.141.22
20130.61-0.461.23
20120.46-0.221.27
20110.440.311.26
20100.460.371.27
20090.650.511.28
20081.471.211.28
20072.711.921.28
20063.061.721.28
20052.321.611.27
20042.021.721.28
20031.611.681.29
20021.651.891.3
20011.720.561.33
20001.430.531.35
19991.190.481.35
19981.050.481.37
19971.050.471.39
19960.80.451.42
19950.740.471.45
19940.40.51.47
19930.380.541.52
19920.610.631.57
19910.750.481.63
19900.40.121.76
1989-0.230.171.78
1988-0.570.231.79
1987-0.30.291.84
19860.210.311.83
19850.390.381.8
19840.480.471.8
19830.560.491.78
19820.70.591.86
19810.840.651.82
19801.120.811.8
19791.210.831.79
19781.580.931.74
19771.5411.75
19761.51.061.78
19751.511.051.8
19741.521.391.88
19731.551.091.94
19721.541.141.97
19711.381.091.97
19700.750.942.06
19690.650.932.06
19680.571.032.09
19670.621.092
19660.521.082.04
19650.571.122.09
19640.551.22.16
19630.451.12.28
19620.371.082.11
19610.111.131.67
1960-0.330.81.58
1959-0.490.951.73
1958-0.5512
1957-0.510.892.07
1956-0.510.791.98
1955-0.580.822.01
1954-0.50.791.99
1953-0.450.781.9
1952-0.390.811.94
19510.70.541.75
19500.950.441.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIrelandSpainWorld
20241.050.39–1.87-0.02-0.5–0.470.86
20250.960.04–2.02-0.06-0.73–0.610.84
20260.88-0.29–2.05-0.1-0.91–0.660.83
20270.83-0.54–2.23-0.1-0.97–0.80.81
20280.78-0.6–2.31-0.12-1.1–0.80.8
20290.71-0.83–2.32-0.14-1.22–0.860.78
20300.65-0.97–2.34-0.17-1.29–0.880.76
20310.63-1.1–2.41-0.19-1.3–0.930.75
20320.6-1.21–2.52-0.19-1.27–0.960.73
20330.56-1.29–2.54-0.19-1.35–1.030.72
20340.53-1.33–2.66-0.2-1.42–1.020.7
20350.48-1.45–2.65-0.22-1.45–1.030.69
20360.48-1.35–2.69-0.23-1.54–1.030.67
20370.48-1.49–2.77-0.23-1.56–1.110.65
20380.46-1.58–2.85-0.24-1.61–1.160.64
20390.41-1.65–2.75-0.26-1.67–1.10.62
20400.42-1.64–2.81-0.27-1.74–1.190.61
20410.4-1.72–2.85-0.28-1.74–1.140.59
20420.34-1.84–2.79-0.3-1.85–1.170.57
20430.31-1.9–3.02-0.3-1.83–1.240.56
20440.3-1.95–2.75-0.34-1.94–1.130.54
20450.26-2.13–2.71-0.37-2.03–1.10.52
20460.21-2.04–2.7-0.38-2.01–1.240.5
20470.2-2.04–2.73-0.41-2.04–1.150.48
20480.19-2.15–2.75-0.42-2.17–1.190.46
20490.13-2.24–2.75-0.47-2.21–1.140.44
20500.08-2.44–2.77-0.47-2.27–1.20.42
20510.04-2.5–2.67-0.49-2.41–1.20.4
20520.03-2.47–2.77-0.55-2.51–1.150.38
2053-0-2.47–2.79-0.59-2.57–1.160.36
2054-0.01-2.77–2.76-0.6-2.59–1.170.34
2055-0.07-2.69–2.81-0.62-2.61–1.240.33
2056-0.05-2.71–2.74-0.69-2.8–1.060.31
2057-0.12-2.83–2.74-0.69-2.8–1.190.3
2058-0.15-2.89–2.72-0.69-2.8–1.260.28
2059-0.2-3.02–2.69-0.73-2.94–1.20.27
2060-0.21-3.07–2.54-0.74-2.9–1.250.25
2061-0.2-3.16–2.76-0.78-2.94–1.280.24
2062-0.2-3.34–2.86-0.79-3.08–1.20.23
2063-0.21-3.21–2.89-0.79-3.08–1.320.22
2064-0.24-3.24–2.77-0.8-3.09–1.380.21
2065-0.25-3.22–2.91-0.79-3.13–1.360.2
2066-0.26-3.27–2.77-0.79-3.21–1.30.19
2067-0.26-3.3–2.92-0.78-3.17–1.360.18
2068-0.27-3.24–2.9-0.79-3.31–1.410.17
2069-0.28-3.38–2.9-0.77-3.38–1.430.16
2070-0.29-3.39–2.9-0.77-3.44–1.360.15
2071-0.29-3.47–2.98-0.74-3.46–1.430.14
2072-0.29-3.39–2.98-0.75-3.54–1.40.13
2073-0.29-3.44–2.93-0.72-3.56–1.430.12
2074-0.3-3.47–3.01-0.7-3.66–1.40.1
2075-0.28-3.49–3.02-0.67-3.71–1.540.09
2076-0.28-3.5–2.93-0.65-3.61–1.450.08
2077-0.27-3.45–3.02-0.61-3.64–1.410.07
2078-0.26-3.43–2.93-0.58-3.66–1.630.06
2079-0.26-3.38–2.97-0.57-3.58–1.520.05
2080-0.21-3.36–2.99-0.55-3.6–1.420.04
2081-0.19-3.28–3.14-0.53-3.55–1.610.03
2082-0.22-3.37–3.07-0.51-3.53–1.640.02
2083-0.24-3.5–2.95-0.51-3.45–1.610.01
2084-0.24-3.53–3-0.49-3.43–1.71-0
2085-0.25-3.57–3.02-0.48-3.45–1.7-0.01
2086-0.24-3.54–2.99-0.46-3.59–1.66-0.02
2087-0.27-3.59–3.15-0.46-3.56–1.71-0.03
2088-0.29-3.63–3.21-0.47-3.62–1.65-0.04
2089-0.31-3.66–3.15-0.48-3.69–1.73-0.05
2090-0.33-3.76–3.1-0.48-3.73–1.63-0.05
2091-0.33-3.76–3.22-0.46-3.87–1.72-0.06
2092-0.34-3.9–3.32-0.46-3.85–1.69-0.07
2093-0.35-4.07–3.12-0.46-3.84–1.69-0.07
2094-0.36-4.31–3.18-0.47-3.86–1.85-0.08
2095-0.37-4.22–3.15-0.48-3.91–1.75-0.09
2096-0.41-4.48–3.28-0.48-3.93–1.79-0.1
2097-0.42-4.58–3.26-0.5-4.02–1.82-0.11
2098-0.43-4.77–3.16-0.51-4.05–1.83-0.11
2099-0.45-4.93–3.07-0.52-4.27–1.83-0.12
2100-0.46-5.21–3.27-0.54-4.31–1.87-0.13

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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