Ireland vs Pakistan
Ireland vs Pakistan: Population
Population in 2023: 5.2 million people in Ireland and 248 million people in Pakistan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 242 million people, or 48 times that in Ireland.
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What the numbers say
- Pakistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Ireland ranked 122 and Pakistan ranked 5 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ireland at 5.29 million people and Pakistan at 511 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Ireland | Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.2 million | 248 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 5.11 million | 244 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 5.03 million | 240 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 4.98 million | 235 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 4.93 million | 231 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 4.87 million | 227 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 4.81 million | 223 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 4.75 million | 220 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 4.7 million | 217 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 4.66 million | 214 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 4.63 million | 211 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 4.6 million | 208 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 4.58 million | 204 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 4.56 million | 199 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 4.53 million | 194 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 4.49 million | 190 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 4.39 million | 185 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 4.27 million | 180 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 4.16 million | 176 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 4.07 million | 171 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 3.99 million | 167 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 3.93 million | 163 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 3.86 million | 159 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 3.8 million | 155 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 3.75 million | 151 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 3.71 million | 147 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 3.67 million | 143 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 3.64 million | 139 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 3.61 million | 135 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 3.59 million | 131 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 3.58 million | 127 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 3.56 million | 124 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 3.53 million | 120 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 3.51 million | 116 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 3.51 million | 112 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 3.53 million | 109 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 3.54 million | 105 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 3.54 million | 102 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 3.53 million | 98.2 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 3.52 million | 95.2 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 3.5 million | 92.2 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 3.48 million | 89.1 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 3.45 million | 85.8 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 3.42 million | 82.3 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 3.38 million | 79 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 3.33 million | 76.3 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 3.28 million | 73.9 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 3.23 million | 71.6 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 3.18 million | 69.5 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 3.13 million | 67.4 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 3.08 million | 65.5 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 3.04 million | 63.6 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 2.99 million | 61.9 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 2.96 million | 60.2 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 2.94 million | 58.5 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 2.92 million | 56.8 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 2.91 million | 55.2 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 2.89 million | 53.7 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 2.87 million | 52.2 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 2.86 million | 50.8 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 2.84 million | 49.5 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 2.83 million | 48.2 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 2.83 million | 46.9 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 2.83 million | 45.7 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 2.84 million | 44.5 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 2.85 million | 43.3 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 2.87 million | 42.2 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 2.88 million | 41.1 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 2.9 million | 40.1 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 2.92 million | 39.1 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 2.93 million | 38.2 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 2.94 million | 37.4 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 2.94 million | 36.6 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 2.91 million | 35.9 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | – | 36.9 million | – |
| 1948 | – | 36.2 million | – |
| 1947 | – | 35.6 million | – |
| 1946 | – | 34.9 million | – |
| 1945 | – | 34.3 million | – |
| 1944 | – | 33.7 million | – |
| 1943 | – | 33.1 million | – |
| 1942 | – | 32.5 million | – |
| 1941 | – | 31.9 million | – |
| 1940 | – | 31.3 million | – |
| 1939 | – | 30.7 million | – |
| 1938 | – | 30.2 million | – |
| 1937 | – | 29.6 million | – |
| 1936 | – | 29.1 million | – |
| 1935 | – | 28.6 million | – |
| 1934 | – | 28 million | – |
| 1933 | – | 27.5 million | – |
| 1932 | – | 27 million | – |
| 1931 | – | 26.5 million | – |
| 1930 | – | 26.1 million | – |
| 1929 | – | 25.6 million | – |
| 1928 | – | 25.1 million | – |
| 1927 | – | 24.7 million | – |
| 1926 | – | 24.2 million | – |
| 1925 | – | 23.8 million | – |
| 1924 | – | 23.4 million | – |
| 1923 | – | 22.9 million | – |
| 1922 | – | 22.5 million | – |
| 1921 | – | 22.1 million | – |
| 1920 | – | 21.8 million | – |
| 1919 | – | 21.5 million | – |
| 1918 | – | 21.2 million | – |
| 1917 | – | 20.9 million | – |
| 1916 | – | 20.6 million | – |
| 1915 | – | 20.4 million | – |
| 1914 | – | 20.1 million | – |
| 1913 | – | 19.9 million | – |
| 1912 | – | 19.6 million | – |
| 1911 | – | 19.4 million | – |
| 1910 | – | 19.2 million | – |
| 1909 | – | 19.1 million | – |
| 1908 | – | 19 million | – |
| 1907 | – | 18.9 million | – |
| 1906 | – | 18.8 million | – |
| 1905 | – | 18.7 million | – |
| 1904 | – | 18.6 million | – |
| 1903 | – | 18.5 million | – |
| 1902 | – | 18.4 million | – |
| 1901 | – | 18.4 million | – |
| 1900 | – | 18.3 million | – |
| 1899 | – | 18.2 million | – |
| 1898 | – | 18.1 million | – |
| 1897 | – | 18 million | – |
| 1896 | – | 17.9 million | – |
| 1895 | – | 17.8 million | – |
| 1894 | – | 17.8 million | – |
| 1893 | – | 17.7 million | – |
| 1892 | – | 17.6 million | – |
| 1891 | – | 17.5 million | – |
| 1890 | – | 17.4 million | – |
| 1889 | – | 17.3 million | – |
| 1888 | – | 17.3 million | – |
| 1887 | – | 17.2 million | – |
| 1886 | – | 17.1 million | – |
| 1885 | – | 17 million | – |
| 1884 | – | 16.9 million | – |
| 1883 | – | 16.9 million | – |
| 1882 | – | 16.8 million | – |
| 1881 | – | 16.7 million | – |
| 1880 | – | 16.6 million | – |
| 1879 | – | 16.6 million | – |
| 1878 | – | 16.5 million | – |
| 1877 | – | 16.4 million | – |
| 1876 | – | 16.3 million | – |
| 1875 | – | 16.2 million | – |
| 1874 | – | 16.2 million | – |
| 1873 | – | 16.1 million | – |
| 1872 | – | 16 million | – |
| 1871 | – | 15.9 million | – |
| 1870 | – | 15.9 million | – |
| 1869 | – | 15.8 million | – |
| 1868 | – | 15.8 million | – |
| 1867 | – | 15.7 million | – |
| 1866 | – | 15.7 million | – |
| 1865 | – | 15.7 million | – |
| 1864 | – | 15.6 million | – |
| 1863 | – | 15.6 million | – |
| 1862 | – | 15.5 million | – |
| 1861 | – | 15.5 million | – |
| 1860 | – | 15.5 million | – |
| 1859 | – | 15.4 million | – |
| 1858 | – | 15.4 million | – |
| 1857 | – | 15.3 million | – |
| 1856 | – | 15.3 million | – |
| 1855 | – | 15.3 million | – |
| 1854 | – | 15.2 million | – |
| 1853 | – | 15.2 million | – |
| 1852 | – | 15.1 million | – |
| 1851 | – | 15.1 million | – |
| 1850 | – | 15.1 million | – |
| 1849 | – | 15 million | – |
| 1848 | – | 15 million | – |
| 1847 | – | 14.9 million | – |
| 1846 | – | 14.9 million | – |
| 1845 | – | 14.8 million | – |
| 1844 | – | 14.8 million | – |
| 1843 | – | 14.7 million | – |
| 1842 | – | 14.7 million | – |
| 1841 | – | 14.6 million | – |
| 1840 | – | 14.6 million | – |
| 1839 | – | 14.5 million | – |
| 1838 | – | 14.5 million | – |
| 1837 | – | 14.4 million | – |
| 1836 | – | 14.4 million | – |
| 1835 | – | 14.3 million | – |
| 1834 | – | 14.3 million | – |
| 1833 | – | 14.3 million | – |
| 1832 | – | 14.2 million | – |
| 1831 | – | 14.2 million | – |
| 1830 | – | 14.1 million | – |
| 1829 | – | 14.1 million | – |
| 1828 | – | 14 million | – |
| 1827 | – | 14 million | – |
| 1826 | – | 13.9 million | – |
| 1825 | – | 13.9 million | – |
| 1824 | – | 13.8 million | – |
| 1823 | – | 13.8 million | – |
| 1822 | – | 13.7 million | – |
| 1821 | – | 13.7 million | – |
| 1820 | – | 13.7 million | – |
| 1819 | – | 13.7 million | – |
| 1818 | – | 13.6 million | – |
| 1817 | – | 13.6 million | – |
| 1816 | – | 13.6 million | – |
| 1815 | – | 13.5 million | – |
| 1814 | – | 13.5 million | – |
| 1813 | – | 13.5 million | – |
| 1812 | – | 13.4 million | – |
| 1811 | – | 13.4 million | – |
| 1810 | – | 13.4 million | – |
| 1809 | – | 13.4 million | – |
| 1808 | – | 13.3 million | – |
| 1807 | – | 13.3 million | – |
| 1806 | – | 13.3 million | – |
| 1805 | – | 13.3 million | – |
| 1804 | – | 13.2 million | – |
| 1803 | – | 13.2 million | – |
| 1802 | – | 13.2 million | – |
| 1801 | – | 13.2 million | – |
| 1800 | – | 13.1 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Ireland | Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.26 million5.24 million–5.28 million | 251 million251 million–252 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 5.31 million5.25 million–5.38 million | 255 million253 million–257 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 5.36 million5.25 million–5.48 million | 259 million256 million–263 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 5.4 million5.24 million–5.58 million | 264 million258 million–269 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 5.45 million5.23 million–5.7 million | 268 million260 million–276 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 5.49 million5.2 million–5.81 million | 272 million263 million–282 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 5.53 million5.17 million–5.92 million | 277 million265 million–289 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 5.56 million5.13 million–6.04 million | 282 million267 million–296 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 5.6 million5.09 million–6.16 million | 286 million269 million–303 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 5.63 million5.03 million–6.28 million | 291 million272 million–311 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 5.66 million4.98 million–6.42 million | 296 million274 million–318 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 5.69 million4.95 million–6.58 million | 301 million276 million–325 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 5.71 million4.92 million–6.74 million | 306 million278 million–333 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 5.74 million4.88 million–6.9 million | 310 million280 million–341 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 5.77 million4.82 million–7.06 million | 315 million282 million–349 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 5.79 million4.77 million–7.23 million | 320 million285 million–357 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 5.82 million4.72 million–7.4 million | 325 million287 million–366 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 5.84 million4.66 million–7.58 million | 330 million289 million–375 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 5.86 million4.6 million–7.79 million | 335 million291 million–383 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 5.88 million4.55 million–8.02 million | 339 million293 million–392 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 5.9 million4.48 million–8.21 million | 344 million296 million–401 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 5.92 million4.42 million–8.38 million | 349 million298 million–409 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 5.93 million4.37 million–8.53 million | 354 million300 million–417 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 5.94 million4.3 million–8.66 million | 358 million301 million–426 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 5.95 million4.25 million–8.86 million | 363 million303 million–435 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 5.96 million4.22 million–9.09 million | 367 million304 million–444 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 5.97 million4.16 million–9.28 million | 372 million305 million–454 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 5.97 million4.09 million–9.48 million | 376 million307 million–463 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 5.98 million4.02 million–9.67 million | 381 million309 million–472 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 5.98 million3.96 million–9.89 million | 385 million310 million–481 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 5.98 million3.9 million–10.1 million | 390 million311 million–489 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 5.97 million3.83 million–10.3 million | 394 million312 million–499 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 5.97 million3.75 million–10.5 million | 398 million312 million–508 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 5.97 million3.67 million–10.7 million | 402 million313 million–517 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 5.96 million3.6 million–11 million | 406 million313 million–527 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 5.95 million3.52 million–11.2 million | 410 million313 million–537 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 5.93 million3.45 million–11.3 million | 414 million313 million–547 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 5.92 million3.39 million–11.5 million | 418 million314 million–557 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 5.91 million3.33 million–11.7 million | 422 million315 million–568 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 5.9 million3.28 million–12 million | 426 million314 million–582 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 5.89 million3.23 million–12.2 million | 430 million314 million–595 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 5.87 million3.17 million–12.5 million | 434 million313 million–607 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 5.86 million3.08 million–12.8 million | 437 million313 million–619 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 5.84 million3 million–13.3 million | 441 million313 million–630 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 5.82 million2.92 million–13.7 million | 444 million313 million–640 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 5.81 million2.87 million–14.1 million | 448 million313 million–650 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 5.79 million2.83 million–14.4 million | 451 million313 million–659 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 5.78 million2.76 million–14.6 million | 455 million312 million–669 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 5.76 million2.69 million–14.9 million | 458 million311 million–680 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 5.74 million2.64 million–15.2 million | 461 million311 million–691 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 5.73 million2.59 million–15.5 million | 464 million311 million–704 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 5.71 million2.54 million–15.8 million | 467 million310 million–715 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 5.69 million2.48 million–16.1 million | 470 million309 million–726 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 5.68 million2.42 million–16.3 million | 472 million308 million–738 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 5.66 million2.37 million–16.5 million | 475 million306 million–752 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 5.65 million2.31 million–16.8 million | 477 million305 million–765 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 5.63 million2.26 million–17.1 million | 480 million304 million–777 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 5.62 million2.22 million–17.3 million | 482 million303 million–789 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 5.61 million2.18 million–17.7 million | 484 million302 million–800 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 5.6 million2.16 million–18.2 million | 487 million301 million–812 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 5.59 million2.11 million–18.5 million | 489 million299 million–822 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 5.57 million2.08 million–18.9 million | 491 million297 million–835 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 5.56 million2.04 million–19.2 million | 492 million296 million–845 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 5.54 million2 million–19.4 million | 494 million293 million–852 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 5.53 million1.95 million–19.7 million | 496 million291 million–861 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 5.51 million1.93 million–20.1 million | 498 million288 million–872 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 5.49 million1.91 million–20.8 million | 499 million285 million–886 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 5.48 million1.88 million–21.5 million | 501 million284 million–899 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 5.46 million1.85 million–22.2 million | 502 million283 million–916 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 5.44 million1.83 million–22.7 million | 504 million281 million–931 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 5.42 million1.82 million–22.8 million | 505 million281 million–945 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 5.4 million1.79 million–22.9 million | 506 million279 million–960 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 5.38 million1.77 million–23.2 million | 507 million277 million–973 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 5.36 million1.75 million–23.7 million | 508 million275 million–985 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 5.33 million1.73 million–24.5 million | 509 million273 million–997 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 5.31 million1.71 million–25.4 million | 510 million269 million–1.01 billion | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 5.29 million1.67 million–26.1 million | 511 million267 million–1.02 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 Pakistan
Health
- Life expectancyIreland: 82.4 years in 2023Pakistan: 67.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIreland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Pakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIreland: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Pakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIreland: 96% in 2022Pakistan: 50.6% in 2022
- DepressionIreland: 4.25% in 2017Pakistan: 3.33% in 2017
- Suicide rateIreland: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Pakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthIreland: 1.19% a year in 2023Pakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIreland: 1.6 births per woman in 2023Pakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIreland: 64.6% in 2025Pakistan: 39.5% in 2025
- Median ageIreland: 38.4 years in 2023Pakistan: 20.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIreland: 15.5% in 2023Pakistan: 4.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateIreland: 8.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Pakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIreland: 0.22% of GDP in 2025Pakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIreland: $1.46B in 2025Pakistan: $11.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personIreland: $272 in 2025Pakistan: $47 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIreland: 0.9% of government spending in 2025Pakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIreland: 9,000 people in 2020Pakistan: 943,000 people in 2020
- National powerIreland: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Pakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIreland: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Pakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIreland: 14 million TIV in 2025Pakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIreland: 24 million TIV in 2025Pakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025