Ireland vs Mexico
Ireland vs Mexico: Population
Population in 2023: 5.2 million people in Ireland and 130 million people in Mexico, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mexico, by 125 million people, or 25 times that in Ireland.
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What the numbers say
- Mexico has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Ireland ranked 122 and Mexico ranked 10 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ireland at 5.29 million people and Mexico at 130 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Ireland | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.2 million | 130 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 5.11 million | 129 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 5.03 million | 128 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 4.98 million | 127 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 4.93 million | 126 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 4.87 million | 125 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 4.81 million | 123 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 4.75 million | 122 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 4.7 million | 121 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 4.66 million | 120 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 4.63 million | 118 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 4.6 million | 117 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 4.58 million | 115 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 4.56 million | 114 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 4.53 million | 112 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 4.49 million | 110 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 4.39 million | 109 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 4.27 million | 107 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 4.16 million | 106 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 4.07 million | 104 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 3.99 million | 103 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 3.93 million | 102 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 3.86 million | 100 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 3.8 million | 98.6 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 3.75 million | 97.1 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 3.71 million | 95.6 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 3.67 million | 94 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 3.64 million | 92.5 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 3.61 million | 90.9 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 3.59 million | 89.3 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 3.58 million | 87.7 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 3.56 million | 86 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 3.53 million | 84.4 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 3.51 million | 82.8 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 3.51 million | 81.3 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 3.53 million | 79.7 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 3.54 million | 78.1 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 3.54 million | 76.6 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 3.53 million | 75 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 3.52 million | 73.5 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 3.5 million | 72 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 3.48 million | 70.4 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 3.45 million | 68.9 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 3.42 million | 67.3 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 3.38 million | 65.7 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 3.33 million | 64 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 3.28 million | 62.3 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 3.23 million | 60.7 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 3.18 million | 59 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 3.13 million | 57.3 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 3.08 million | 55.7 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 3.04 million | 54 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 2.99 million | 52.4 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 2.96 million | 50.8 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 2.94 million | 49.2 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 2.92 million | 47.7 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 2.91 million | 46.1 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 2.89 million | 44.6 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 2.87 million | 43.2 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 2.86 million | 41.8 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 2.84 million | 40.4 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 2.83 million | 39.1 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 2.83 million | 37.9 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 2.83 million | 36.7 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 2.84 million | 35.6 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 2.85 million | 34.6 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 2.87 million | 33.6 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 2.88 million | 32.6 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 2.9 million | 31.7 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 2.92 million | 30.8 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 2.93 million | 29.9 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 2.94 million | 29.1 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 2.94 million | 28.3 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 2.91 million | 27.6 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | – | 26.7 million | – |
| 1948 | – | 25.9 million | – |
| 1947 | – | 25 million | – |
| 1946 | – | 24.2 million | – |
| 1945 | – | 23.4 million | – |
| 1944 | – | 22.6 million | – |
| 1943 | – | 21.9 million | – |
| 1942 | – | 21.2 million | – |
| 1941 | – | 20.5 million | – |
| 1940 | – | 20 million | – |
| 1939 | – | 19.5 million | – |
| 1938 | – | 19.1 million | – |
| 1937 | – | 18.8 million | – |
| 1936 | – | 18.5 million | – |
| 1935 | – | 18.2 million | – |
| 1934 | – | 17.8 million | – |
| 1933 | – | 17.5 million | – |
| 1932 | – | 17.2 million | – |
| 1931 | – | 17 million | – |
| 1930 | – | 16.7 million | – |
| 1929 | – | 16.4 million | – |
| 1928 | – | 16.2 million | – |
| 1927 | – | 16 million | – |
| 1926 | – | 15.7 million | – |
| 1925 | – | 15.5 million | – |
| 1924 | – | 15.3 million | – |
| 1923 | – | 15.1 million | – |
| 1922 | – | 14.9 million | – |
| 1921 | – | 14.7 million | – |
| 1920 | – | 14.6 million | – |
| 1919 | – | 14.5 million | – |
| 1918 | – | 14.5 million | – |
| 1917 | – | 14.5 million | – |
| 1916 | – | 14.5 million | – |
| 1915 | – | 14.5 million | – |
| 1914 | – | 14.5 million | – |
| 1913 | – | 14.5 million | – |
| 1912 | – | 14.6 million | – |
| 1911 | – | 14.6 million | – |
| 1910 | – | 14.5 million | – |
| 1909 | – | 14.4 million | – |
| 1908 | – | 14.3 million | – |
| 1907 | – | 14.2 million | – |
| 1906 | – | 14.1 million | – |
| 1905 | – | 13.9 million | – |
| 1904 | – | 13.8 million | – |
| 1903 | – | 13.7 million | – |
| 1902 | – | 13.6 million | – |
| 1901 | – | 13.4 million | – |
| 1900 | – | 13.3 million | – |
| 1899 | – | 13.1 million | – |
| 1898 | – | 12.9 million | – |
| 1897 | – | 12.7 million | – |
| 1896 | – | 12.6 million | – |
| 1895 | – | 12.4 million | – |
| 1894 | – | 12.2 million | – |
| 1893 | – | 12 million | – |
| 1892 | – | 11.9 million | – |
| 1891 | – | 11.7 million | – |
| 1890 | – | 11.5 million | – |
| 1889 | – | 11.4 million | – |
| 1888 | – | 11.3 million | – |
| 1887 | – | 11.1 million | – |
| 1886 | – | 11 million | – |
| 1885 | – | 10.9 million | – |
| 1884 | – | 10.8 million | – |
| 1883 | – | 10.6 million | – |
| 1882 | – | 10.5 million | – |
| 1881 | – | 10.4 million | – |
| 1880 | – | 10.3 million | – |
| 1879 | – | 10.1 million | – |
| 1878 | – | 10 million | – |
| 1877 | – | 9.91 million | – |
| 1876 | – | 9.8 million | – |
| 1875 | – | 9.68 million | – |
| 1874 | – | 9.57 million | – |
| 1873 | – | 9.46 million | – |
| 1872 | – | 9.35 million | – |
| 1871 | – | 9.26 million | – |
| 1870 | – | 9.18 million | – |
| 1869 | – | 9.11 million | – |
| 1868 | – | 9.06 million | – |
| 1867 | – | 9.03 million | – |
| 1866 | – | 8.99 million | – |
| 1865 | – | 8.95 million | – |
| 1864 | – | 8.92 million | – |
| 1863 | – | 8.88 million | – |
| 1862 | – | 8.85 million | – |
| 1861 | – | 8.8 million | – |
| 1860 | – | 8.73 million | – |
| 1859 | – | 8.64 million | – |
| 1858 | – | 8.54 million | – |
| 1857 | – | 8.43 million | – |
| 1856 | – | 8.31 million | – |
| 1855 | – | 8.2 million | – |
| 1854 | – | 8.09 million | – |
| 1853 | – | 7.98 million | – |
| 1852 | – | 7.87 million | – |
| 1851 | – | 7.78 million | – |
| 1850 | – | 7.69 million | – |
| 1849 | – | 7.61 million | – |
| 1848 | – | 7.54 million | – |
| 1847 | – | 7.47 million | – |
| 1846 | – | 7.41 million | – |
| 1845 | – | 7.35 million | – |
| 1844 | – | 7.29 million | – |
| 1843 | – | 7.22 million | – |
| 1842 | – | 7.16 million | – |
| 1841 | – | 7.1 million | – |
| 1840 | – | 7.04 million | – |
| 1839 | – | 6.97 million | – |
| 1838 | – | 6.91 million | – |
| 1837 | – | 6.84 million | – |
| 1836 | – | 6.77 million | – |
| 1835 | – | 6.71 million | – |
| 1834 | – | 6.64 million | – |
| 1833 | – | 6.57 million | – |
| 1832 | – | 6.51 million | – |
| 1831 | – | 6.46 million | – |
| 1830 | – | 6.43 million | – |
| 1829 | – | 6.42 million | – |
| 1828 | – | 6.42 million | – |
| 1827 | – | 6.44 million | – |
| 1826 | – | 6.46 million | – |
| 1825 | – | 6.48 million | – |
| 1824 | – | 6.5 million | – |
| 1823 | – | 6.53 million | – |
| 1822 | – | 6.55 million | – |
| 1821 | – | 6.55 million | – |
| 1820 | – | 6.53 million | – |
| 1819 | – | 6.48 million | – |
| 1818 | – | 6.42 million | – |
| 1817 | – | 6.34 million | – |
| 1816 | – | 6.26 million | – |
| 1815 | – | 6.18 million | – |
| 1814 | – | 6.1 million | – |
| 1813 | – | 6.02 million | – |
| 1812 | – | 5.95 million | – |
| 1811 | – | 5.87 million | – |
| 1810 | – | 5.8 million | – |
| 1809 | – | 5.72 million | – |
| 1808 | – | 5.65 million | – |
| 1807 | – | 5.58 million | – |
| 1806 | – | 5.51 million | – |
| 1805 | – | 5.44 million | – |
| 1804 | – | 5.37 million | – |
| 1803 | – | 5.3 million | – |
| 1802 | – | 5.23 million | – |
| 1801 | – | 5.17 million | – |
| 1800 | – | 5.1 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Ireland | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.26 million5.24 million–5.28 million | 131 million131 million–131 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 5.31 million5.25 million–5.38 million | 132 million131 million–133 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 5.36 million5.25 million–5.48 million | 133 million132 million–134 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 5.4 million5.24 million–5.58 million | 134 million132 million–136 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 5.45 million5.23 million–5.7 million | 135 million133 million–137 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 5.49 million5.2 million–5.81 million | 136 million133 million–139 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 5.53 million5.17 million–5.92 million | 137 million133 million–141 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 5.56 million5.13 million–6.04 million | 138 million134 million–142 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 5.6 million5.09 million–6.16 million | 139 million134 million–144 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 5.63 million5.03 million–6.28 million | 140 million134 million–145 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 5.66 million4.98 million–6.42 million | 140 million134 million–147 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 5.69 million4.95 million–6.58 million | 141 million134 million–148 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 5.71 million4.92 million–6.74 million | 142 million134 million–150 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 5.74 million4.88 million–6.9 million | 143 million134 million–151 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 5.77 million4.82 million–7.06 million | 143 million134 million–152 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 5.79 million4.77 million–7.23 million | 144 million134 million–154 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 5.82 million4.72 million–7.4 million | 145 million134 million–155 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 5.84 million4.66 million–7.58 million | 145 million134 million–156 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 5.86 million4.6 million–7.79 million | 146 million134 million–158 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 5.88 million4.55 million–8.02 million | 146 million134 million–159 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 5.9 million4.48 million–8.21 million | 147 million134 million–160 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 5.92 million4.42 million–8.38 million | 147 million133 million–161 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 5.93 million4.37 million–8.53 million | 148 million133 million–162 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 5.94 million4.3 million–8.66 million | 148 million132 million–164 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 5.95 million4.25 million–8.86 million | 148 million132 million–165 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 5.96 million4.22 million–9.09 million | 149 million131 million–166 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 5.97 million4.16 million–9.28 million | 149 million131 million–167 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 5.97 million4.09 million–9.48 million | 149 million130 million–168 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 5.98 million4.02 million–9.67 million | 149 million130 million–170 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 5.98 million3.96 million–9.89 million | 150 million129 million–171 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 5.98 million3.9 million–10.1 million | 150 million129 million–172 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 5.97 million3.83 million–10.3 million | 150 million128 million–173 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 5.97 million3.75 million–10.5 million | 150 million128 million–174 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 5.97 million3.67 million–10.7 million | 150 million127 million–175 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 5.96 million3.6 million–11 million | 150 million126 million–176 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 5.95 million3.52 million–11.2 million | 150 million125 million–178 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 5.93 million3.45 million–11.3 million | 150 million124 million–179 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 5.92 million3.39 million–11.5 million | 150 million123 million–180 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 5.91 million3.33 million–11.7 million | 150 million122 million–181 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 5.9 million3.28 million–12 million | 150 million121 million–182 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 5.89 million3.23 million–12.2 million | 150 million120 million–183 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 5.87 million3.17 million–12.5 million | 149 million119 million–184 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 5.86 million3.08 million–12.8 million | 149 million118 million–185 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 5.84 million3 million–13.3 million | 149 million117 million–187 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 5.82 million2.92 million–13.7 million | 149 million116 million–188 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 5.81 million2.87 million–14.1 million | 148 million114 million–189 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 5.79 million2.83 million–14.4 million | 148 million113 million–190 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 5.78 million2.76 million–14.6 million | 148 million112 million–191 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 5.76 million2.69 million–14.9 million | 147 million111 million–192 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 5.74 million2.64 million–15.2 million | 147 million110 million–193 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 5.73 million2.59 million–15.5 million | 147 million109 million–194 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 5.71 million2.54 million–15.8 million | 146 million107 million–195 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 5.69 million2.48 million–16.1 million | 146 million106 million–197 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 5.68 million2.42 million–16.3 million | 145 million105 million–198 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 5.66 million2.37 million–16.5 million | 145 million104 million–199 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 5.65 million2.31 million–16.8 million | 144 million103 million–200 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 5.63 million2.26 million–17.1 million | 144 million101 million–201 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 5.62 million2.22 million–17.3 million | 143 million100 million–202 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 5.61 million2.18 million–17.7 million | 143 million98.7 million–203 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 5.6 million2.16 million–18.2 million | 142 million97.2 million–204 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 5.59 million2.11 million–18.5 million | 142 million95.9 million–205 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 5.57 million2.08 million–18.9 million | 141 million94.6 million–205 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 5.56 million2.04 million–19.2 million | 140 million93.2 million–206 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 5.54 million2 million–19.4 million | 140 million91.7 million–207 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 5.53 million1.95 million–19.7 million | 139 million90 million–208 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 5.51 million1.93 million–20.1 million | 138 million88.4 million–209 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 5.49 million1.91 million–20.8 million | 138 million87 million–210 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 5.48 million1.88 million–21.5 million | 137 million85.7 million–210 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 5.46 million1.85 million–22.2 million | 136 million84.2 million–211 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 5.44 million1.83 million–22.7 million | 136 million82.6 million–212 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 5.42 million1.82 million–22.8 million | 135 million81 million–213 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 5.4 million1.79 million–22.9 million | 134 million79.4 million–215 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 5.38 million1.77 million–23.2 million | 133 million78 million–216 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 5.36 million1.75 million–23.7 million | 133 million76.7 million–217 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 5.33 million1.73 million–24.5 million | 132 million75.1 million–218 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 5.31 million1.71 million–25.4 million | 131 million73.6 million–218 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 5.29 million1.67 million–26.1 million | 130 million72.2 million–219 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
Ireland vs Mexico
Health
- Life expectancyIreland: 82.4 years in 2023Mexico: 75.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIreland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Mexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIreland: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIreland: 96% in 2022Mexico: 43% in 2022
- DepressionIreland: 4.25% in 2017Mexico: 2.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateIreland: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Mexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthIreland: 1.19% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIreland: 1.6 births per woman in 2023Mexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIreland: 64.6% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageIreland: 38.4 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIreland: 15.5% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
- Net migration rateIreland: 8.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Mexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIreland: 0.22% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIreland: $1.46B in 2025Mexico: $13.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personIreland: $272 in 2025Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIreland: 0.9% of government spending in 2025Mexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIreland: 9,000 people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerIreland: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIreland: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIreland: 14 million TIV in 2025Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIreland: 24 million TIV in 2025Mexico: 1 million TIV in 2019