Ireland vs Nigeria
Ireland vs Nigeria: Population
Population in 2023: 5.2 million people in Ireland and 228 million people in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 223 million people, or 44 times that in Ireland.
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What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Ireland ranked 122 and Nigeria ranked 6 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ireland at 5.29 million people and Nigeria at 477 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Ireland | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.2 million | 228 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 5.11 million | 223 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 5.03 million | 219 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 4.98 million | 214 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 4.93 million | 210 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 4.87 million | 205 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 4.81 million | 200 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 4.75 million | 195 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 4.7 million | 191 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 4.66 million | 186 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 4.63 million | 181 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 4.6 million | 176 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 4.58 million | 171 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 4.56 million | 167 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 4.53 million | 162 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 4.49 million | 158 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 4.39 million | 153 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 4.27 million | 149 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 4.16 million | 145 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 4.07 million | 141 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 3.99 million | 137 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 3.93 million | 134 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 3.86 million | 130 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 3.8 million | 126 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 3.75 million | 123 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 3.71 million | 120 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 3.67 million | 117 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 3.64 million | 114 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 3.61 million | 111 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 3.59 million | 108 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 3.58 million | 105 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 3.56 million | 102 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 3.53 million | 99.7 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 3.51 million | 97.1 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 3.51 million | 94.5 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 3.53 million | 92 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 3.54 million | 89.6 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 3.54 million | 87.2 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 3.53 million | 84.9 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 3.52 million | 82.5 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 3.5 million | 80.4 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 3.48 million | 78.4 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 3.45 million | 76.1 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 3.42 million | 73.8 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 3.38 million | 71.5 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 3.33 million | 69.3 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 3.28 million | 67.2 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 3.23 million | 65.3 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 3.18 million | 63.4 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 3.13 million | 61.7 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 3.08 million | 60.1 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 3.04 million | 58.6 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 2.99 million | 57.2 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 2.96 million | 55.9 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 2.94 million | 54.6 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 2.92 million | 53.4 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 2.91 million | 52.3 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 2.89 million | 51.2 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 2.87 million | 50.1 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 2.86 million | 49 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 2.84 million | 48 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 2.83 million | 47 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 2.83 million | 46 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 2.83 million | 45.1 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 2.84 million | 44.2 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 2.85 million | 43.3 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 2.87 million | 42.5 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 2.88 million | 41.7 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 2.9 million | 40.9 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 2.92 million | 40.2 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 2.93 million | 39.4 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 2.94 million | 38.7 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 2.94 million | 38 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 2.91 million | 37.3 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | – | 36.5 million | – |
| 1948 | – | 35.8 million | – |
| 1947 | – | 35.2 million | – |
| 1946 | – | 34.5 million | – |
| 1945 | – | 33.9 million | – |
| 1944 | – | 33.3 million | – |
| 1943 | – | 32.7 million | – |
| 1942 | – | 32.2 million | – |
| 1941 | – | 31.6 million | – |
| 1940 | – | 31.1 million | – |
| 1939 | – | 30.6 million | – |
| 1938 | – | 30.1 million | – |
| 1937 | – | 29.7 million | – |
| 1936 | – | 29.2 million | – |
| 1935 | – | 28.8 million | – |
| 1934 | – | 28.4 million | – |
| 1933 | – | 28 million | – |
| 1932 | – | 27.6 million | – |
| 1931 | – | 27.2 million | – |
| 1930 | – | 26.7 million | – |
| 1929 | – | 26.3 million | – |
| 1928 | – | 25.9 million | – |
| 1927 | – | 25.5 million | – |
| 1926 | – | 25.1 million | – |
| 1925 | – | 24.7 million | – |
| 1924 | – | 24.3 million | – |
| 1923 | – | 24 million | – |
| 1922 | – | 23.6 million | – |
| 1921 | – | 23.2 million | – |
| 1920 | – | 22.9 million | – |
| 1919 | – | 22.7 million | – |
| 1918 | – | 22.4 million | – |
| 1917 | – | 22.2 million | – |
| 1916 | – | 22 million | – |
| 1915 | – | 21.8 million | – |
| 1914 | – | 21.5 million | – |
| 1913 | – | 21.3 million | – |
| 1912 | – | 21.1 million | – |
| 1911 | – | 20.9 million | – |
| 1910 | – | 20.7 million | – |
| 1909 | – | 20.4 million | – |
| 1908 | – | 20.2 million | – |
| 1907 | – | 20 million | – |
| 1906 | – | 19.8 million | – |
| 1905 | – | 19.6 million | – |
| 1904 | – | 19.4 million | – |
| 1903 | – | 19.2 million | – |
| 1902 | – | 19 million | – |
| 1901 | – | 18.8 million | – |
| 1900 | – | 18.7 million | – |
| 1899 | – | 18.5 million | – |
| 1898 | – | 18.4 million | – |
| 1897 | – | 18.3 million | – |
| 1896 | – | 18.1 million | – |
| 1895 | – | 18 million | – |
| 1894 | – | 17.9 million | – |
| 1893 | – | 17.8 million | – |
| 1892 | – | 17.6 million | – |
| 1891 | – | 17.5 million | – |
| 1890 | – | 17.4 million | – |
| 1889 | – | 17.3 million | – |
| 1888 | – | 17.1 million | – |
| 1887 | – | 17 million | – |
| 1886 | – | 16.9 million | – |
| 1885 | – | 16.7 million | – |
| 1884 | – | 16.6 million | – |
| 1883 | – | 16.5 million | – |
| 1882 | – | 16.4 million | – |
| 1881 | – | 16.2 million | – |
| 1880 | – | 16.1 million | – |
| 1879 | – | 16 million | – |
| 1878 | – | 15.9 million | – |
| 1877 | – | 15.8 million | – |
| 1876 | – | 15.7 million | – |
| 1875 | – | 15.6 million | – |
| 1874 | – | 15.5 million | – |
| 1873 | – | 15.4 million | – |
| 1872 | – | 15.3 million | – |
| 1871 | – | 15.2 million | – |
| 1870 | – | 15.1 million | – |
| 1869 | – | 15 million | – |
| 1868 | – | 14.9 million | – |
| 1867 | – | 14.8 million | – |
| 1866 | – | 14.8 million | – |
| 1865 | – | 14.7 million | – |
| 1864 | – | 14.6 million | – |
| 1863 | – | 14.5 million | – |
| 1862 | – | 14.4 million | – |
| 1861 | – | 14.3 million | – |
| 1860 | – | 14.3 million | – |
| 1859 | – | 14.2 million | – |
| 1858 | – | 14.1 million | – |
| 1857 | – | 14 million | – |
| 1856 | – | 14 million | – |
| 1855 | – | 13.9 million | – |
| 1854 | – | 13.8 million | – |
| 1853 | – | 13.8 million | – |
| 1852 | – | 13.7 million | – |
| 1851 | – | 13.6 million | – |
| 1850 | – | 13.5 million | – |
| 1849 | – | 13.5 million | – |
| 1848 | – | 13.4 million | – |
| 1847 | – | 13.4 million | – |
| 1846 | – | 13.3 million | – |
| 1845 | – | 13.3 million | – |
| 1844 | – | 13.2 million | – |
| 1843 | – | 13.2 million | – |
| 1842 | – | 13.1 million | – |
| 1841 | – | 13.1 million | – |
| 1840 | – | 13 million | – |
| 1839 | – | 13 million | – |
| 1838 | – | 12.9 million | – |
| 1837 | – | 12.9 million | – |
| 1836 | – | 12.9 million | – |
| 1835 | – | 12.8 million | – |
| 1834 | – | 12.8 million | – |
| 1833 | – | 12.7 million | – |
| 1832 | – | 12.7 million | – |
| 1831 | – | 12.6 million | – |
| 1830 | – | 12.6 million | – |
| 1829 | – | 12.5 million | – |
| 1828 | – | 12.5 million | – |
| 1827 | – | 12.4 million | – |
| 1826 | – | 12.4 million | – |
| 1825 | – | 12.3 million | – |
| 1824 | – | 12.3 million | – |
| 1823 | – | 12.2 million | – |
| 1822 | – | 12.2 million | – |
| 1821 | – | 12.2 million | – |
| 1820 | – | 12.1 million | – |
| 1819 | – | 12.1 million | – |
| 1818 | – | 12.1 million | – |
| 1817 | – | 12.1 million | – |
| 1816 | – | 12.1 million | – |
| 1815 | – | 12.1 million | – |
| 1814 | – | 12.1 million | – |
| 1813 | – | 12.1 million | – |
| 1812 | – | 12.1 million | – |
| 1811 | – | 12.1 million | – |
| 1810 | – | 12.1 million | – |
| 1809 | – | 12.1 million | – |
| 1808 | – | 12.1 million | – |
| 1807 | – | 12.1 million | – |
| 1806 | – | 12.1 million | – |
| 1805 | – | 12.1 million | – |
| 1804 | – | 12.1 million | – |
| 1803 | – | 12.1 million | – |
| 1802 | – | 12.1 million | – |
| 1801 | – | 12.1 million | – |
| 1800 | – | 12.1 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Ireland | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.26 million5.24 million–5.28 million | 233 million232 million–233 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 5.31 million5.25 million–5.38 million | 238 million235 million–240 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 5.36 million5.25 million–5.48 million | 242 million239 million–246 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 5.4 million5.24 million–5.58 million | 247 million242 million–252 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 5.45 million5.23 million–5.7 million | 252 million245 million–259 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 5.49 million5.2 million–5.81 million | 257 million248 million–266 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 5.53 million5.17 million–5.92 million | 262 million251 million–273 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 5.56 million5.13 million–6.04 million | 267 million253 million–281 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 5.6 million5.09 million–6.16 million | 273 million256 million–288 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 5.63 million5.03 million–6.28 million | 278 million258 million–296 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 5.66 million4.98 million–6.42 million | 283 million261 million–304 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 5.69 million4.95 million–6.58 million | 288 million263 million–313 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 5.71 million4.92 million–6.74 million | 293 million265 million–321 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 5.74 million4.88 million–6.9 million | 298 million268 million–330 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 5.77 million4.82 million–7.06 million | 303 million270 million–339 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 5.79 million4.77 million–7.23 million | 308 million272 million–348 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 5.82 million4.72 million–7.4 million | 313 million274 million–357 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 5.84 million4.66 million–7.58 million | 318 million276 million–366 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 5.86 million4.6 million–7.79 million | 323 million278 million–375 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 5.88 million4.55 million–8.02 million | 327 million280 million–385 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 5.9 million4.48 million–8.21 million | 332 million282 million–394 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 5.92 million4.42 million–8.38 million | 337 million284 million–403 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 5.93 million4.37 million–8.53 million | 341 million286 million–413 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 5.94 million4.3 million–8.66 million | 346 million288 million–423 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 5.95 million4.25 million–8.86 million | 350 million290 million–432 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 5.96 million4.22 million–9.09 million | 355 million292 million–442 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 5.97 million4.16 million–9.28 million | 359 million294 million–452 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 5.97 million4.09 million–9.48 million | 364 million295 million–461 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 5.98 million4.02 million–9.67 million | 368 million296 million–471 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 5.98 million3.96 million–9.89 million | 372 million297 million–481 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 5.98 million3.9 million–10.1 million | 376 million298 million–492 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 5.97 million3.83 million–10.3 million | 380 million299 million–503 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 5.97 million3.75 million–10.5 million | 384 million300 million–514 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 5.97 million3.67 million–10.7 million | 388 million300 million–526 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 5.96 million3.6 million–11 million | 392 million300 million–540 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 5.95 million3.52 million–11.2 million | 396 million300 million–553 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 5.93 million3.45 million–11.3 million | 400 million301 million–567 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 5.92 million3.39 million–11.5 million | 404 million301 million–580 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 5.91 million3.33 million–11.7 million | 407 million302 million–593 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 5.9 million3.28 million–12 million | 411 million302 million–606 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 5.89 million3.23 million–12.2 million | 414 million303 million–619 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 5.87 million3.17 million–12.5 million | 418 million303 million–632 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 5.86 million3.08 million–12.8 million | 421 million302 million–645 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 5.84 million3 million–13.3 million | 424 million301 million–658 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 5.82 million2.92 million–13.7 million | 427 million301 million–671 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 5.81 million2.87 million–14.1 million | 431 million301 million–683 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 5.79 million2.83 million–14.4 million | 434 million300 million–695 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 5.78 million2.76 million–14.6 million | 436 million299 million–708 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 5.76 million2.69 million–14.9 million | 439 million299 million–721 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 5.74 million2.64 million–15.2 million | 442 million298 million–736 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 5.73 million2.59 million–15.5 million | 445 million297 million–752 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 5.71 million2.54 million–15.8 million | 447 million296 million–766 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 5.69 million2.48 million–16.1 million | 449 million294 million–781 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 5.68 million2.42 million–16.3 million | 452 million292 million–797 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 5.66 million2.37 million–16.5 million | 454 million291 million–813 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 5.65 million2.31 million–16.8 million | 456 million290 million–829 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 5.63 million2.26 million–17.1 million | 458 million289 million–840 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 5.62 million2.22 million–17.3 million | 460 million288 million–853 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 5.61 million2.18 million–17.7 million | 462 million288 million–869 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 5.6 million2.16 million–18.2 million | 463 million286 million–881 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 5.59 million2.11 million–18.5 million | 465 million284 million–893 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 5.57 million2.08 million–18.9 million | 466 million283 million–908 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 5.56 million2.04 million–19.2 million | 468 million282 million–921 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 5.54 million2 million–19.4 million | 469 million281 million–933 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 5.53 million1.95 million–19.7 million | 470 million279 million–948 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 5.51 million1.93 million–20.1 million | 471 million277 million–965 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 5.49 million1.91 million–20.8 million | 472 million275 million–981 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 5.48 million1.88 million–21.5 million | 473 million274 million–998 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 5.46 million1.85 million–22.2 million | 474 million272 million–1.01 billion | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 5.44 million1.83 million–22.7 million | 474 million270 million–1.02 billion | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 5.42 million1.82 million–22.8 million | 475 million269 million–1.04 billion | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 5.4 million1.79 million–22.9 million | 475 million267 million–1.06 billion | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 5.38 million1.77 million–23.2 million | 476 million265 million–1.08 billion | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 5.36 million1.75 million–23.7 million | 476 million262 million–1.09 billion | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 5.33 million1.73 million–24.5 million | 476 million260 million–1.11 billion | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 5.31 million1.71 million–25.4 million | 477 million257 million–1.13 billion | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 5.29 million1.67 million–26.1 million | 477 million256 million–1.14 billion | 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 Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyIreland: 82.4 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIreland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIreland: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIreland: 96% in 2022Nigeria: 29% in 2022
- DepressionIreland: 4.25% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateIreland: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthIreland: 1.19% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIreland: 1.6 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIreland: 64.6% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageIreland: 38.4 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIreland: 15.5% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIreland: 8.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIreland: 0.22% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIreland: $1.46B in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personIreland: $272 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIreland: 0.9% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIreland: 9,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerIreland: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIreland: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIreland: 14 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIreland: 24 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022