Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male in Ireland

Ireland: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male was 2,649 1000 No in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
2,649 1000 No
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
123rd
of 227 countries
All-time high
2,965 1000 No
in 2054
All-time low
1,420 1000 No
in 1961
Years of data
151
1950–2100

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male in Ireland, 1950–2100

01.0k2.0k3.0k195020252100

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — total population - male in Ireland is 2,649 1000 No, measured in 2100.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — total population - male in Ireland peaked at 2,965 1000 No in 2054 and was at its lowest, 1,420 1000 No, in 1961.

Ireland ranks 123rd of 227 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male in Ireland, 1950 to 2100.
Year 1000 No Change
1950 1,482 1000 No —
1951 1,494 1000 No +0.8%
1952 1,495 1000 No +0.1%
1953 1,487 1000 No -0.5%
1954 1,478 1000 No -0.6%
1955 1,468 1000 No -0.7%
1956 1,458 1000 No -0.7%
1957 1,449 1000 No -0.6%
1958 1,440 1000 No -0.7%
1959 1,430 1000 No -0.7%
1960 1,422 1000 No -0.5%
1961 1,420 1000 No -0.2%
1962 1,423 1000 No +0.2%
1963 1,429 1000 No +0.4%
1964 1,436 1000 No +0.5%
1965 1,443 1000 No +0.5%
1966 1,451 1000 No +0.5%
1967 1,460 1000 No +0.6%
1968 1,468 1000 No +0.6%
1969 1,477 1000 No +0.6%
1970 1,487 1000 No +0.7%
1971 1,503 1000 No +1.1%
1972 1,525 1000 No +1.5%
1973 1,550 1000 No +1.6%
1974 1,574 1000 No +1.6%
1975 1,598 1000 No +1.6%
1976 1,623 1000 No +1.5%
1977 1,648 1000 No +1.5%
1978 1,674 1000 No +1.6%
1979 1,697 1000 No +1.4%
1980 1,716 1000 No +1.1%
1981 1,731 1000 No +0.9%
1982 1,743 1000 No +0.7%
1983 1,753 1000 No +0.5%
1984 1,760 1000 No +0.4%
1985 1,766 1000 No +0.3%
1986 1,770 1000 No +0.2%
1987 1,766 1000 No -0.2%
1988 1,755 1000 No -0.6%
1989 1,746 1000 No -0.5%
1990 1,747 1000 No +0.1%
1991 1,758 1000 No +0.6%
1992 1,770 1000 No +0.7%
1993 1,779 1000 No +0.5%
1994 1,785 1000 No +0.3%
1995 1,793 1000 No +0.5%
1996 1,807 1000 No +0.7%
1997 1,824 1000 No +0.9%
1998 1,843 1000 No +1.1%
1999 1,865 1000 No +1.2%
2000 1,890 1000 No +1.4%
2001 1,921 1000 No +1.6%
2002 1,952 1000 No +1.7%
2003 1,985 1000 No +1.7%
2004 2,024 1000 No +2.0%
2005 2,074 1000 No +2.5%
2006 2,135 1000 No +3.0%
2007 2,197 1000 No +2.9%
2008 2,238 1000 No +1.9%
2009 2,256 1000 No +0.8%
2010 2,264 1000 No +0.4%
2011 2,271 1000 No +0.3%
2012 2,279 1000 No +0.3%
2013 2,290 1000 No +0.5%
2014 2,305 1000 No +0.6%
2015 2,326 1000 No +0.9%
2016 2,353 1000 No +1.1%
2017 2,381 1000 No +1.2%
2018 2,413 1000 No +1.3%
2019 2,443 1000 No +1.3%
2020 2,467 1000 No +1.0%
2021 2,490 1000 No +0.9%
2022 2,530 1000 No +1.6%
2023 2,573 1000 No +1.7%
2024 2,601 1000 No +1.1%
2025 2,628 1000 No +1.0%
2026 2,652 1000 No +0.9%
2027 2,674 1000 No +0.9%
2028 2,696 1000 No +0.8%
2029 2,716 1000 No +0.7%
2030 2,735 1000 No +0.7%
2031 2,752 1000 No +0.6%
2032 2,769 1000 No +0.6%
2033 2,785 1000 No +0.6%
2034 2,801 1000 No +0.5%
2035 2,815 1000 No +0.5%
2036 2,828 1000 No +0.5%
2037 2,842 1000 No +0.5%
2038 2,855 1000 No +0.5%
2039 2,868 1000 No +0.4%
2040 2,880 1000 No +0.4%
2041 2,892 1000 No +0.4%
2042 2,903 1000 No +0.4%
2043 2,913 1000 No +0.3%
2044 2,922 1000 No +0.3%
2045 2,931 1000 No +0.3%
2046 2,938 1000 No +0.2%
2047 2,945 1000 No +0.2%
2048 2,951 1000 No +0.2%
2049 2,956 1000 No +0.2%
2050 2,959 1000 No +0.1%
2051 2,962 1000 No +0.1%
2052 2,963 1000 No +0.1%
2053 2,964 1000 No +0.0%
2054 2,965 1000 No +0.0%
2055 2,964 1000 No -0.0%
2056 2,962 1000 No -0.0%
2057 2,960 1000 No -0.1%
2058 2,957 1000 No -0.1%
2059 2,952 1000 No -0.2%
2060 2,947 1000 No -0.2%
2061 2,941 1000 No -0.2%
2062 2,936 1000 No -0.2%
2063 2,931 1000 No -0.2%
2064 2,925 1000 No -0.2%
2065 2,918 1000 No -0.2%
2066 2,912 1000 No -0.2%
2067 2,905 1000 No -0.2%
2068 2,898 1000 No -0.2%
2069 2,891 1000 No -0.2%
2070 2,884 1000 No -0.2%
2071 2,877 1000 No -0.2%
2072 2,870 1000 No -0.2%
2073 2,863 1000 No -0.2%
2074 2,856 1000 No -0.2%
2075 2,850 1000 No -0.2%
2076 2,844 1000 No -0.2%
2077 2,837 1000 No -0.2%
2078 2,831 1000 No -0.2%
2079 2,826 1000 No -0.2%
2080 2,820 1000 No -0.2%
2081 2,816 1000 No -0.2%
2082 2,811 1000 No -0.2%
2083 2,806 1000 No -0.2%
2084 2,800 1000 No -0.2%
2085 2,794 1000 No -0.2%
2086 2,787 1000 No -0.2%
2087 2,781 1000 No -0.2%
2088 2,773 1000 No -0.3%
2089 2,765 1000 No -0.3%
2090 2,756 1000 No -0.3%
2091 2,746 1000 No -0.3%
2092 2,737 1000 No -0.3%
2093 2,727 1000 No -0.4%
2094 2,717 1000 No -0.4%
2095 2,707 1000 No -0.4%
2096 2,696 1000 No -0.4%
2097 2,684 1000 No -0.4%
2098 2,673 1000 No -0.4%
2099 2,661 1000 No -0.4%
2100 2,649 1000 No -0.5%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 2,649 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 751.37 1000 No, 3.5× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 2,649 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,116 1000 No, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1,468 1000 No 1,430 1000 No 1,495 1000 No 10
1960s 1,443 1000 No 1,420 1000 No 1,477 1000 No 10
1970s 1,588 1000 No 1,487 1000 No 1,697 1000 No 10
1980s 1,751 1000 No 1,716 1000 No 1,770 1000 No 10
1990s 1,797 1000 No 1,747 1000 No 1,865 1000 No 10
2000s 2,067 1000 No 1,890 1000 No 2,256 1000 No 10
2010s 2,333 1000 No 2,264 1000 No 2,443 1000 No 10
2020s 2,603 1000 No 2,467 1000 No 2,716 1000 No 10
2030s 2,805 1000 No 2,735 1000 No 2,868 1000 No 10
2040s 2,923 1000 No 2,880 1000 No 2,956 1000 No 10
2050s 2,961 1000 No 2,952 1000 No 2,965 1000 No 10
2060s 2,920 1000 No 2,891 1000 No 2,947 1000 No 10
2070s 2,854 1000 No 2,826 1000 No 2,884 1000 No 10
2080s 2,795 1000 No 2,765 1000 No 2,820 1000 No 10
2090s 2,710 1000 No 2,661 1000 No 2,756 1000 No 10
2100s 2,649 1000 No 2,649 1000 No 2,649 1000 No 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 120 Gambia 2,805 1000 No compare
  2. 121 Mongolia 2,763 1000 No compare
  3. 122 Norway 2,724 1000 No compare
  4. 124 Equatorial Guinea 2,556 1000 No compare
  5. 125 El Salvador 2,482 1000 No compare
  6. 126 Finland 2,341 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — total population - male in Ireland?
Population - est. & proj. — total population - male in Ireland was 2,649 1000 No in 2100, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — total population - male recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 2,965 1000 No in 2054.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — total population - male recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,420 1000 No in 1961.
How does Ireland rank for population - est. & proj. — total population - male?
Ireland ranks 123rd out of 227 countries with data for 2100.
Is population - est. & proj. — total population - male rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 38,972 data points, 1950–2100
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The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.