China vs Ireland
China vs Ireland: Population
Population in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 5.2 million people in Ireland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.42 billion people, or 270 times that in Ireland.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- China has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, China ranked 2 and Ireland ranked 122 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at 633 million people and Ireland at 5.29 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | China | Ireland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.42 billion | 5.2 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 1.43 billion | 5.11 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 1.43 billion | 5.03 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 1.43 billion | 4.98 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 1.42 billion | 4.93 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 1.42 billion | 4.87 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 1.41 billion | 4.81 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 1.4 billion | 4.75 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 1.4 billion | 4.7 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 1.39 billion | 4.66 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 1.38 billion | 4.63 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 1.37 billion | 4.6 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 1.36 billion | 4.58 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 1.35 billion | 4.56 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 1.34 billion | 4.53 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 1.33 billion | 4.49 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 1.33 billion | 4.39 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 1.32 billion | 4.27 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 1.31 billion | 4.16 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 1.3 billion | 4.07 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 1.3 billion | 3.99 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 1.29 billion | 3.93 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 1.28 billion | 3.86 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 1.27 billion | 3.8 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 1.26 billion | 3.75 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 1.25 billion | 3.71 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 1.24 billion | 3.67 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 1.23 billion | 3.64 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 1.22 billion | 3.61 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 1.21 billion | 3.59 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 1.2 billion | 3.58 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 1.19 billion | 3.56 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 1.17 billion | 3.53 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 1.15 billion | 3.51 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 1.13 billion | 3.51 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 1.12 billion | 3.53 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 1.1 billion | 3.54 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 1.08 billion | 3.54 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 1.06 billion | 3.53 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 1.04 billion | 3.52 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 1.03 billion | 3.5 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 1.01 billion | 3.48 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 998 million | 3.45 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 983 million | 3.42 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 969 million | 3.38 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 956 million | 3.33 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 944 million | 3.28 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 930 million | 3.23 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 916 million | 3.18 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 900 million | 3.13 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 883 million | 3.08 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 864 million | 3.04 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 844 million | 2.99 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 823 million | 2.96 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 802 million | 2.94 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 781 million | 2.92 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 761 million | 2.91 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 742 million | 2.89 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 723 million | 2.87 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 705 million | 2.86 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 685 million | 2.84 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 665 million | 2.83 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 656 million | 2.83 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 655 million | 2.83 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 653 million | 2.84 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 644 million | 2.85 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 630 million | 2.87 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 617 million | 2.88 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 604 million | 2.9 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 590 million | 2.92 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 578 million | 2.93 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 565 million | 2.94 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 554 million | 2.94 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 544 million | 2.91 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 538 million | – | – |
| 1948 | 534 million | – | – |
| 1947 | 531 million | – | – |
| 1946 | 528 million | – | – |
| 1945 | 525 million | – | – |
| 1944 | 522 million | – | – |
| 1943 | 520 million | – | – |
| 1942 | 517 million | – | – |
| 1941 | 514 million | – | – |
| 1940 | 511 million | – | – |
| 1939 | 508 million | – | – |
| 1938 | 506 million | – | – |
| 1937 | 503 million | – | – |
| 1936 | 500 million | – | – |
| 1935 | 497 million | – | – |
| 1934 | 494 million | – | – |
| 1933 | 491 million | – | – |
| 1932 | 488 million | – | – |
| 1931 | 485 million | – | – |
| 1930 | 483 million | – | – |
| 1929 | 481 million | – | – |
| 1928 | 479 million | – | – |
| 1927 | 477 million | – | – |
| 1926 | 475 million | – | – |
| 1925 | 474 million | – | – |
| 1924 | 472 million | – | – |
| 1923 | 470 million | – | – |
| 1922 | 469 million | – | – |
| 1921 | 466 million | – | – |
| 1920 | 463 million | – | – |
| 1919 | 460 million | – | – |
| 1918 | 455 million | – | – |
| 1917 | 450 million | – | – |
| 1916 | 446 million | – | – |
| 1915 | 441 million | – | – |
| 1914 | 436 million | – | – |
| 1913 | 431 million | – | – |
| 1912 | 427 million | – | – |
| 1911 | 423 million | – | – |
| 1910 | 419 million | – | – |
| 1909 | 416 million | – | – |
| 1908 | 413 million | – | – |
| 1907 | 411 million | – | – |
| 1906 | 409 million | – | – |
| 1905 | 407 million | – | – |
| 1904 | 404 million | – | – |
| 1903 | 402 million | – | – |
| 1902 | 400 million | – | – |
| 1901 | 398 million | – | – |
| 1900 | 396 million | – | – |
| 1899 | 394 million | – | – |
| 1898 | 392 million | – | – |
| 1897 | 390 million | – | – |
| 1896 | 388 million | – | – |
| 1895 | 386 million | – | – |
| 1894 | 384 million | – | – |
| 1893 | 382 million | – | – |
| 1892 | 381 million | – | – |
| 1891 | 379 million | – | – |
| 1890 | 377 million | – | – |
| 1889 | 376 million | – | – |
| 1888 | 375 million | – | – |
| 1887 | 373 million | – | – |
| 1886 | 372 million | – | – |
| 1885 | 371 million | – | – |
| 1884 | 370 million | – | – |
| 1883 | 369 million | – | – |
| 1882 | 368 million | – | – |
| 1881 | 367 million | – | – |
| 1880 | 366 million | – | – |
| 1879 | 365 million | – | – |
| 1878 | 364 million | – | – |
| 1877 | 363 million | – | – |
| 1876 | 362 million | – | – |
| 1875 | 361 million | – | – |
| 1874 | 360 million | – | – |
| 1873 | 359 million | – | – |
| 1872 | 358 million | – | – |
| 1871 | 358 million | – | – |
| 1870 | 358 million | – | – |
| 1869 | 359 million | – | – |
| 1868 | 360 million | – | – |
| 1867 | 362 million | – | – |
| 1866 | 364 million | – | – |
| 1865 | 366 million | – | – |
| 1864 | 368 million | – | – |
| 1863 | 370 million | – | – |
| 1862 | 372 million | – | – |
| 1861 | 375 million | – | – |
| 1860 | 377 million | – | – |
| 1859 | 380 million | – | – |
| 1858 | 383 million | – | – |
| 1857 | 387 million | – | – |
| 1856 | 390 million | – | – |
| 1855 | 394 million | – | – |
| 1854 | 397 million | – | – |
| 1853 | 401 million | – | – |
| 1852 | 405 million | – | – |
| 1851 | 408 million | – | – |
| 1850 | 410 million | – | – |
| 1849 | 411 million | – | – |
| 1848 | 412 million | – | – |
| 1847 | 412 million | – | – |
| 1846 | 412 million | – | – |
| 1845 | 412 million | – | – |
| 1844 | 412 million | – | – |
| 1843 | 412 million | – | – |
| 1842 | 412 million | – | – |
| 1841 | 412 million | – | – |
| 1840 | 412 million | – | – |
| 1839 | 412 million | – | – |
| 1838 | 411 million | – | – |
| 1837 | 411 million | – | – |
| 1836 | 411 million | – | – |
| 1835 | 411 million | – | – |
| 1834 | 410 million | – | – |
| 1833 | 410 million | – | – |
| 1832 | 410 million | – | – |
| 1831 | 409 million | – | – |
| 1830 | 407 million | – | – |
| 1829 | 406 million | – | – |
| 1828 | 403 million | – | – |
| 1827 | 400 million | – | – |
| 1826 | 398 million | – | – |
| 1825 | 395 million | – | – |
| 1824 | 392 million | – | – |
| 1823 | 389 million | – | – |
| 1822 | 387 million | – | – |
| 1821 | 384 million | – | – |
| 1820 | 380 million | – | – |
| 1819 | 377 million | – | – |
| 1818 | 374 million | – | – |
| 1817 | 370 million | – | – |
| 1816 | 367 million | – | – |
| 1815 | 363 million | – | – |
| 1814 | 360 million | – | – |
| 1813 | 356 million | – | – |
| 1812 | 353 million | – | – |
| 1811 | 350 million | – | – |
| 1810 | 347 million | – | – |
| 1809 | 344 million | – | – |
| 1808 | 343 million | – | – |
| 1807 | 341 million | – | – |
| 1806 | 339 million | – | – |
| 1805 | 338 million | – | – |
| 1804 | 336 million | – | – |
| 1803 | 335 million | – | – |
| 1802 | 333 million | – | – |
| 1801 | 332 million | – | – |
| 1800 | 330 million | – | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | China | Ireland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.42 billion1.42 billion–1.42 billion | 5.26 million5.24 million–5.28 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 1.42 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion | 5.31 million5.25 million–5.38 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 1.41 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion | 5.36 million5.25 million–5.48 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 1.41 billion1.4 billion–1.42 billion | 5.4 million5.24 million–5.58 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 1.41 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion | 5.45 million5.23 million–5.7 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 1.4 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion | 5.49 million5.2 million–5.81 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 1.4 billion1.38 billion–1.42 billion | 5.53 million5.17 million–5.92 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 1.39 billion1.37 billion–1.42 billion | 5.56 million5.13 million–6.04 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 1.39 billion1.36 billion–1.41 billion | 5.6 million5.09 million–6.16 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 1.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion | 5.63 million5.03 million–6.28 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 1.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion | 5.66 million4.98 million–6.42 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 1.37 billion1.34 billion–1.41 billion | 5.69 million4.95 million–6.58 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 1.37 billion1.33 billion–1.41 billion | 5.71 million4.92 million–6.74 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 1.36 billion1.32 billion–1.41 billion | 5.74 million4.88 million–6.9 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 1.36 billion1.31 billion–1.4 billion | 5.77 million4.82 million–7.06 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 1.35 billion1.3 billion–1.4 billion | 5.79 million4.77 million–7.23 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 1.34 billion1.28 billion–1.4 billion | 5.82 million4.72 million–7.4 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 1.34 billion1.27 billion–1.39 billion | 5.84 million4.66 million–7.58 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 1.33 billion1.26 billion–1.39 billion | 5.86 million4.6 million–7.79 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 1.32 billion1.25 billion–1.39 billion | 5.88 million4.55 million–8.02 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 1.31 billion1.24 billion–1.38 billion | 5.9 million4.48 million–8.21 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 1.31 billion1.23 billion–1.38 billion | 5.92 million4.42 million–8.38 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 1.3 billion1.21 billion–1.38 billion | 5.93 million4.37 million–8.53 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 1.29 billion1.2 billion–1.37 billion | 5.94 million4.3 million–8.66 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 1.28 billion1.19 billion–1.37 billion | 5.95 million4.25 million–8.86 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 1.27 billion1.17 billion–1.36 billion | 5.96 million4.22 million–9.09 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 1.26 billion1.16 billion–1.35 billion | 5.97 million4.16 million–9.28 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 1.25 billion1.14 billion–1.35 billion | 5.97 million4.09 million–9.48 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 1.24 billion1.13 billion–1.34 billion | 5.98 million4.02 million–9.67 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 1.23 billion1.11 billion–1.33 billion | 5.98 million3.96 million–9.89 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 1.22 billion1.1 billion–1.32 billion | 5.98 million3.9 million–10.1 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 1.2 billion1.08 billion–1.31 billion | 5.97 million3.83 million–10.3 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 1.19 billion1.06 billion–1.3 billion | 5.97 million3.75 million–10.5 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 1.18 billion1.05 billion–1.29 billion | 5.97 million3.67 million–10.7 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 1.16 billion1.03 billion–1.29 billion | 5.96 million3.6 million–11 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 1.15 billion1.01 billion–1.28 billion | 5.95 million3.52 million–11.2 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 1.14 billion998 million–1.26 billion | 5.93 million3.45 million–11.3 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 1.12 billion981 million–1.25 billion | 5.92 million3.39 million–11.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 1.11 billion963 million–1.24 billion | 5.91 million3.33 million–11.7 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 1.09 billion947 million–1.23 billion | 5.9 million3.28 million–12 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 1.08 billion932 million–1.22 billion | 5.89 million3.23 million–12.2 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 1.07 billion915 million–1.21 billion | 5.87 million3.17 million–12.5 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 1.05 billion898 million–1.2 billion | 5.86 million3.08 million–12.8 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 1.04 billion881 million–1.19 billion | 5.84 million3 million–13.3 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 1.03 billion867 million–1.18 billion | 5.82 million2.92 million–13.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 1.01 billion852 million–1.17 billion | 5.81 million2.87 million–14.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 999 million836 million–1.16 billion | 5.79 million2.83 million–14.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 986 million822 million–1.15 billion | 5.78 million2.76 million–14.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 973 million807 million–1.14 billion | 5.76 million2.69 million–14.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 960 million792 million–1.13 billion | 5.74 million2.64 million–15.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 947 million776 million–1.12 billion | 5.73 million2.59 million–15.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 935 million760 million–1.11 billion | 5.71 million2.54 million–15.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 922 million743 million–1.1 billion | 5.69 million2.48 million–16.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 909 million728 million–1.09 billion | 5.68 million2.42 million–16.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 896 million713 million–1.08 billion | 5.66 million2.37 million–16.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 883 million697 million–1.08 billion | 5.65 million2.31 million–16.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 870 million681 million–1.07 billion | 5.63 million2.26 million–17.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 857 million664 million–1.06 billion | 5.62 million2.22 million–17.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 844 million648 million–1.05 billion | 5.61 million2.18 million–17.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 832 million633 million–1.04 billion | 5.6 million2.16 million–18.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 819 million618 million–1.03 billion | 5.59 million2.11 million–18.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 806 million604 million–1.02 billion | 5.57 million2.08 million–18.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 794 million591 million–1.01 billion | 5.56 million2.04 million–19.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 781 million576 million–994 million | 5.54 million2 million–19.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 769 million562 million–984 million | 5.53 million1.95 million–19.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 757 million548 million–975 million | 5.51 million1.93 million–20.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 745 million534 million–967 million | 5.49 million1.91 million–20.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 733 million520 million–959 million | 5.48 million1.88 million–21.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 722 million507 million–951 million | 5.46 million1.85 million–22.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 710 million493 million–944 million | 5.44 million1.83 million–22.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 699 million480 million–937 million | 5.42 million1.82 million–22.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 688 million468 million–929 million | 5.4 million1.79 million–22.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 677 million455 million–920 million | 5.38 million1.77 million–23.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 666 million443 million–913 million | 5.36 million1.75 million–23.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 655 million431 million–906 million | 5.33 million1.73 million–24.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 644 million417 million–899 million | 5.31 million1.71 million–25.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 633 million404 million–890 million | 5.29 million1.67 million–26.1 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
China vs Ireland
Health
- Life expectancyChina: 78 years in 2023Ireland: 82.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChina: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Ireland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChina: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ireland: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionChina: 3.31% in 2017Ireland: 4.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateChina: 7.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Ireland: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthChina: -0.24% a year in 2023Ireland: 1.19% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChina: 1 births per woman in 2023Ireland: 1.6 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChina: 66.3% in 2025Ireland: 64.6% in 2025
- Median ageChina: 39.1 years in 2023Ireland: 38.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChina: 14.3% in 2023Ireland: 15.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateChina: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Ireland: 8.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChina: 1.73% of GDP in 2025Ireland: 0.22% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChina: $335B in 2025Ireland: $1.46B in 2025
- Military spending per personChina: $237 in 2025Ireland: $272 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChina: 5.1% of government spending in 2025Ireland: 0.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChina: 2.54 million people in 2020Ireland: 9,000 people in 2020
- National powerChina: 23.41% of world capability in 2022Ireland: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChina: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020Ireland: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChina: 207 million TIV in 2025Ireland: 14 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChina: 880 million TIV in 2025Ireland: 24 million TIV in 2025