Colombia vs Ireland
Colombia vs Ireland: Population
Population in 2023: 52.3 million people in Colombia and 5.2 million people in Ireland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Colombia, by 47.1 million people, or 10 times that in Ireland.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- Colombia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Colombia ranked 28 and Ireland ranked 122 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Colombia at 47.1 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 | Colombia | Ireland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 52.3 million | 5.2 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 51.7 million | 5.11 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 51.2 million | 5.03 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 50.6 million | 4.98 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 49.9 million | 4.93 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 49 million | 4.87 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 48.1 million | 4.81 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 47.4 million | 4.75 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 47 million | 4.7 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 46.6 million | 4.66 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 46.2 million | 4.63 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 45.7 million | 4.6 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 45.3 million | 4.58 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 44.8 million | 4.56 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 44.3 million | 4.53 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 43.8 million | 4.49 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 43.2 million | 4.39 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 42.7 million | 4.27 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 42.1 million | 4.16 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 41.5 million | 4.07 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 40.9 million | 3.99 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 40.3 million | 3.93 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 39.7 million | 3.86 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 39.1 million | 3.8 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 38.5 million | 3.75 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 37.8 million | 3.71 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 37.1 million | 3.67 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 36.5 million | 3.64 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 35.8 million | 3.61 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 35.1 million | 3.59 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 34.4 million | 3.58 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 33.8 million | 3.56 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 33.1 million | 3.53 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 32.4 million | 3.51 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 31.8 million | 3.51 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 31.1 million | 3.53 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 30.5 million | 3.54 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 29.9 million | 3.54 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 29.3 million | 3.53 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 28.6 million | 3.52 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 28 million | 3.5 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 27.3 million | 3.48 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 26.7 million | 3.45 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 26.1 million | 3.42 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 25.5 million | 3.38 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 25 million | 3.33 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 24.4 million | 3.28 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 23.9 million | 3.23 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 23.3 million | 3.18 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 22.8 million | 3.13 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 22.3 million | 3.08 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 21.8 million | 3.04 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 21.3 million | 2.99 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 20.8 million | 2.96 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 20.3 million | 2.94 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 19.8 million | 2.92 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 19.2 million | 2.91 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 18.7 million | 2.89 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 18.2 million | 2.87 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 17.6 million | 2.86 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 17.1 million | 2.84 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 16.6 million | 2.83 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 16.1 million | 2.83 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 15.6 million | 2.83 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 15.1 million | 2.84 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 14.7 million | 2.85 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 14.3 million | 2.87 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 13.9 million | 2.88 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 13.5 million | 2.9 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 13.1 million | 2.92 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 12.8 million | 2.93 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 12.4 million | 2.94 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 12.1 million | 2.94 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 11.8 million | 2.91 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 11.5 million | – | – |
| 1948 | 11.2 million | – | – |
| 1947 | 10.9 million | – | – |
| 1946 | 10.7 million | – | – |
| 1945 | 10.4 million | – | – |
| 1944 | 10.2 million | – | – |
| 1943 | 9.94 million | – | – |
| 1942 | 9.71 million | – | – |
| 1941 | 9.5 million | – | – |
| 1940 | 9.31 million | – | – |
| 1939 | 9.14 million | – | – |
| 1938 | 8.99 million | – | – |
| 1937 | 8.86 million | – | – |
| 1936 | 8.73 million | – | – |
| 1935 | 8.6 million | – | – |
| 1934 | 8.48 million | – | – |
| 1933 | 8.35 million | – | – |
| 1932 | 8.23 million | – | – |
| 1931 | 8.09 million | – | – |
| 1930 | 7.95 million | – | – |
| 1929 | 7.79 million | – | – |
| 1928 | 7.62 million | – | – |
| 1927 | 7.43 million | – | – |
| 1926 | 7.26 million | – | – |
| 1925 | 7.08 million | – | – |
| 1924 | 6.91 million | – | – |
| 1923 | 6.75 million | – | – |
| 1922 | 6.59 million | – | – |
| 1921 | 6.43 million | – | – |
| 1920 | 6.28 million | – | – |
| 1919 | 6.13 million | – | – |
| 1918 | 5.98 million | – | – |
| 1917 | 5.84 million | – | – |
| 1916 | 5.7 million | – | – |
| 1915 | 5.57 million | – | – |
| 1914 | 5.43 million | – | – |
| 1913 | 5.3 million | – | – |
| 1912 | 5.18 million | – | – |
| 1911 | 5.06 million | – | – |
| 1910 | 4.95 million | – | – |
| 1909 | 4.84 million | – | – |
| 1908 | 4.74 million | – | – |
| 1907 | 4.64 million | – | – |
| 1906 | 4.55 million | – | – |
| 1905 | 4.46 million | – | – |
| 1904 | 4.37 million | – | – |
| 1903 | 4.28 million | – | – |
| 1902 | 4.19 million | – | – |
| 1901 | 4.11 million | – | – |
| 1900 | 4.04 million | – | – |
| 1899 | 3.96 million | – | – |
| 1898 | 3.89 million | – | – |
| 1897 | 3.82 million | – | – |
| 1896 | 3.76 million | – | – |
| 1895 | 3.69 million | – | – |
| 1894 | 3.63 million | – | – |
| 1893 | 3.57 million | – | – |
| 1892 | 3.51 million | – | – |
| 1891 | 3.45 million | – | – |
| 1890 | 3.39 million | – | – |
| 1889 | 3.33 million | – | – |
| 1888 | 3.27 million | – | – |
| 1887 | 3.22 million | – | – |
| 1886 | 3.16 million | – | – |
| 1885 | 3.11 million | – | – |
| 1884 | 3.06 million | – | – |
| 1883 | 3 million | – | – |
| 1882 | 2.95 million | – | – |
| 1881 | 2.9 million | – | – |
| 1880 | 2.85 million | – | – |
| 1879 | 2.8 million | – | – |
| 1878 | 2.76 million | – | – |
| 1877 | 2.71 million | – | – |
| 1876 | 2.66 million | – | – |
| 1875 | 2.62 million | – | – |
| 1874 | 2.57 million | – | – |
| 1873 | 2.53 million | – | – |
| 1872 | 2.48 million | – | – |
| 1871 | 2.46 million | – | – |
| 1870 | 2.44 million | – | – |
| 1869 | 2.44 million | – | – |
| 1868 | 2.46 million | – | – |
| 1867 | 2.49 million | – | – |
| 1866 | 2.51 million | – | – |
| 1865 | 2.54 million | – | – |
| 1864 | 2.57 million | – | – |
| 1863 | 2.61 million | – | – |
| 1862 | 2.64 million | – | – |
| 1861 | 2.65 million | – | – |
| 1860 | 2.64 million | – | – |
| 1859 | 2.61 million | – | – |
| 1858 | 2.56 million | – | – |
| 1857 | 2.49 million | – | – |
| 1856 | 2.43 million | – | – |
| 1855 | 2.36 million | – | – |
| 1854 | 2.3 million | – | – |
| 1853 | 2.24 million | – | – |
| 1852 | 2.18 million | – | – |
| 1851 | 2.13 million | – | – |
| 1850 | 2.09 million | – | – |
| 1849 | 2.06 million | – | – |
| 1848 | 2.04 million | – | – |
| 1847 | 2.02 million | – | – |
| 1846 | 2.01 million | – | – |
| 1845 | 2 million | – | – |
| 1844 | 1.98 million | – | – |
| 1843 | 1.97 million | – | – |
| 1842 | 1.96 million | – | – |
| 1841 | 1.94 million | – | – |
| 1840 | 1.92 million | – | – |
| 1839 | 1.9 million | – | – |
| 1838 | 1.88 million | – | – |
| 1837 | 1.86 million | – | – |
| 1836 | 1.83 million | – | – |
| 1835 | 1.81 million | – | – |
| 1834 | 1.78 million | – | – |
| 1833 | 1.76 million | – | – |
| 1832 | 1.73 million | – | – |
| 1831 | 1.7 million | – | – |
| 1830 | 1.67 million | – | – |
| 1829 | 1.63 million | – | – |
| 1828 | 1.58 million | – | – |
| 1827 | 1.53 million | – | – |
| 1826 | 1.48 million | – | – |
| 1825 | 1.43 million | – | – |
| 1824 | 1.38 million | – | – |
| 1823 | 1.34 million | – | – |
| 1822 | 1.29 million | – | – |
| 1821 | 1.26 million | – | – |
| 1820 | 1.23 million | – | – |
| 1819 | 1.21 million | – | – |
| 1818 | 1.21 million | – | – |
| 1817 | 1.21 million | – | – |
| 1816 | 1.21 million | – | – |
| 1815 | 1.21 million | – | – |
| 1814 | 1.21 million | – | – |
| 1813 | 1.21 million | – | – |
| 1812 | 1.21 million | – | – |
| 1811 | 1.21 million | – | – |
| 1810 | 1.21 million | – | – |
| 1809 | 1.21 million | – | – |
| 1808 | 1.21 million | – | – |
| 1807 | 1.21 million | – | – |
| 1806 | 1.21 million | – | – |
| 1805 | 1.21 million | – | – |
| 1804 | 1.21 million | – | – |
| 1803 | 1.21 million | – | – |
| 1802 | 1.21 million | – | – |
| 1801 | 1.21 million | – | – |
| 1800 | 1.21 million | – | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Colombia | Ireland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52.9 million52.8 million–53 million | 5.26 million5.24 million–5.28 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 53.4 million53.1 million–53.8 million | 5.31 million5.25 million–5.38 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 53.9 million53.4 million–54.5 million | 5.36 million5.25 million–5.48 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 54.4 million53.6 million–55.3 million | 5.4 million5.24 million–5.58 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 54.9 million53.7 million–56.1 million | 5.45 million5.23 million–5.7 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 55.3 million53.8 million–56.9 million | 5.49 million5.2 million–5.81 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 55.7 million53.9 million–57.6 million | 5.53 million5.17 million–5.92 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 56.1 million53.9 million–58.4 million | 5.56 million5.13 million–6.04 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 56.5 million54 million–59.2 million | 5.6 million5.09 million–6.16 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 56.8 million53.9 million–59.9 million | 5.63 million5.03 million–6.28 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 57.2 million53.9 million–60.6 million | 5.66 million4.98 million–6.42 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 57.5 million53.8 million–61.3 million | 5.69 million4.95 million–6.58 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 57.7 million53.7 million–62 million | 5.71 million4.92 million–6.74 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 58 million53.6 million–62.7 million | 5.74 million4.88 million–6.9 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 58.2 million53.4 million–63.4 million | 5.77 million4.82 million–7.06 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 58.4 million53.2 million–64.1 million | 5.79 million4.77 million–7.23 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 58.6 million53 million–64.8 million | 5.82 million4.72 million–7.4 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 58.7 million52.8 million–65.5 million | 5.84 million4.66 million–7.58 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 58.9 million52.6 million–66.2 million | 5.86 million4.6 million–7.79 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 59 million52.4 million–66.9 million | 5.88 million4.55 million–8.02 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 59.1 million52.1 million–67.5 million | 5.9 million4.48 million–8.21 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 59.2 million51.7 million–68.2 million | 5.92 million4.42 million–8.38 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 59.3 million51.3 million–68.9 million | 5.93 million4.37 million–8.53 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 59.3 million51 million–69.4 million | 5.94 million4.3 million–8.66 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 59.4 million50.7 million–70.1 million | 5.95 million4.25 million–8.86 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 59.4 million50.4 million–70.7 million | 5.96 million4.22 million–9.09 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 59.4 million50.1 million–71.4 million | 5.97 million4.16 million–9.28 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 59.4 million49.7 million–72.1 million | 5.97 million4.09 million–9.48 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 59.4 million49.4 million–72.8 million | 5.98 million4.02 million–9.67 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 59.3 million49 million–73.4 million | 5.98 million3.96 million–9.89 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 59.3 million48.6 million–74.1 million | 5.98 million3.9 million–10.1 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 59.3 million48.2 million–74.7 million | 5.97 million3.83 million–10.3 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 59.2 million47.6 million–75.4 million | 5.97 million3.75 million–10.5 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 59.1 million47.1 million–76.1 million | 5.97 million3.67 million–10.7 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 59 million46.6 million–76.7 million | 5.96 million3.6 million–11 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 58.9 million46.1 million–77.4 million | 5.95 million3.52 million–11.2 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 58.8 million45.7 million–78 million | 5.93 million3.45 million–11.3 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 58.7 million45.3 million–78.7 million | 5.92 million3.39 million–11.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 58.6 million44.8 million–79.3 million | 5.91 million3.33 million–11.7 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 58.5 million44.1 million–79.9 million | 5.9 million3.28 million–12 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 58.3 million43.5 million–80.5 million | 5.89 million3.23 million–12.2 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 58.1 million43 million–81.2 million | 5.87 million3.17 million–12.5 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 58 million42.4 million–82 million | 5.86 million3.08 million–12.8 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 57.8 million41.9 million–82.7 million | 5.84 million3 million–13.3 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 57.6 million41.2 million–83.1 million | 5.82 million2.92 million–13.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 57.4 million40.5 million–83.6 million | 5.81 million2.87 million–14.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 57.1 million39.9 million–84 million | 5.79 million2.83 million–14.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 56.9 million39.3 million–84.6 million | 5.78 million2.76 million–14.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 56.6 million38.7 million–85.3 million | 5.76 million2.69 million–14.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 56.4 million38.1 million–85.8 million | 5.74 million2.64 million–15.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 56.1 million37.5 million–86.3 million | 5.73 million2.59 million–15.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 55.8 million36.9 million–86.9 million | 5.71 million2.54 million–15.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 55.5 million36.4 million–87.5 million | 5.69 million2.48 million–16.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 55.2 million35.8 million–88 million | 5.68 million2.42 million–16.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 54.9 million35.1 million–88.6 million | 5.66 million2.37 million–16.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 54.6 million34.4 million–89.3 million | 5.65 million2.31 million–16.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 54.3 million33.8 million–90 million | 5.63 million2.26 million–17.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 53.9 million33 million–90.6 million | 5.62 million2.22 million–17.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 53.6 million32.1 million–91.2 million | 5.61 million2.18 million–17.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 53.2 million31.3 million–91.8 million | 5.6 million2.16 million–18.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 52.9 million30.7 million–92.5 million | 5.59 million2.11 million–18.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 52.5 million29.9 million–93.3 million | 5.57 million2.08 million–18.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 52.2 million29.1 million–94.2 million | 5.56 million2.04 million–19.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 51.8 million28.3 million–94.9 million | 5.54 million2 million–19.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 51.4 million27.5 million–95.4 million | 5.53 million1.95 million–19.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 51.1 million26.8 million–96.1 million | 5.51 million1.93 million–20.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 50.7 million26.1 million–96.7 million | 5.49 million1.91 million–20.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 50.3 million25.4 million–97.4 million | 5.48 million1.88 million–21.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 49.9 million24.8 million–97.9 million | 5.46 million1.85 million–22.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 49.6 million24.1 million–98.5 million | 5.44 million1.83 million–22.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 49.2 million23.4 million–99.1 million | 5.42 million1.82 million–22.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 48.8 million22.9 million–99.7 million | 5.4 million1.79 million–22.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 48.5 million22.3 million–101 million | 5.38 million1.77 million–23.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 48.1 million21.7 million–101 million | 5.36 million1.75 million–23.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 47.8 million21.1 million–102 million | 5.33 million1.73 million–24.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 47.4 million20.6 million–102 million | 5.31 million1.71 million–25.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 47.1 million20.1 million–103 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
Colombia vs Ireland
Health
- Life expectancyColombia: 77.7 years in 2023Ireland: 82.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityColombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024Ireland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityColombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ireland: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterColombia: 73.9% in 2022Ireland: 96% in 2022
- DepressionColombia: 2.2% in 2017Ireland: 4.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateColombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Ireland: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthColombia: 1.1% a year in 2023Ireland: 1.19% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateColombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023Ireland: 1.6 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationColombia: 78.8% in 2025Ireland: 64.6% in 2025
- Median ageColombia: 31.6 years in 2023Ireland: 38.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overColombia: 9.4% in 2023Ireland: 15.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateColombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023Ireland: 8.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingColombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025Ireland: 0.22% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsColombia: $13.7B in 2025Ireland: $1.46B in 2025
- Military spending per personColombia: $273 in 2025Ireland: $272 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingColombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025Ireland: 0.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelColombia: 428,000 people in 2020Ireland: 9,000 people in 2020
- National powerColombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022Ireland: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersColombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020Ireland: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsColombia: 22 million TIV in 2025Ireland: 14 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsColombia: 4 million TIV in 2020Ireland: 24 million TIV in 2025