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Ireland — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Ireland, 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
1.63%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · +1195.8% since 1961
Population growth for Ireland was 1.63% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.89% in 2007. The lowest was -0.43% in 1988 (about -3.8× the low point).
Ireland ranks 65 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 30%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Ireland sits above it. It peaked in 2007 and has fallen 44% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 72%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
1.63%
First (1961)
-0.15%
Change
+1195.8%
Highest
2.89%
in 2007
Lowest
-0.43%
in 1988
Average
1.02%
Annual growth (CAGR)
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Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.63% |
| 2024 | 1.57% |
| 2023 | 1.88% |
| 2022 | 1.98% |
| 2021 | 1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.26% |
| 2019 | 1.59% |
| 2018 | 1.45% |
| 2017 | 1.35% |
| 2016 | 1.28% |
| 2015 | 0.94% |
| 2014 | 0.73% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.