Ireland vs Saudi Arabia
Ireland vs Saudi Arabia: Population
Population in 2023: 5.2 million people in Ireland and 33.3 million people in Saudi Arabia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 28.1 million people, or 6.4 times that in Ireland.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher since 1965, when it overtook Ireland.
- In 2023, Ireland ranked 122 and Saudi Arabia ranked 48 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ireland at 5.29 million people and Saudi Arabia at 71 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Ireland | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.2 million | 33.3 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 5.11 million | 32.2 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 5.03 million | 31.3 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 4.98 million | 31 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 4.93 million | 30.5 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 4.87 million | 30.4 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 4.81 million | 30.8 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 4.75 million | 30.7 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 4.7 million | 30 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 4.66 million | 29 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 4.63 million | 28 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 4.6 million | 27.1 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 4.58 million | 26.1 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 4.56 million | 25.2 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 4.53 million | 24.2 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 4.49 million | 23.3 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 4.39 million | 22.4 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 4.27 million | 21.5 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 4.16 million | 20.6 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 4.07 million | 19.7 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 3.99 million | 18.8 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 3.93 million | 17.9 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 3.86 million | 17 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 3.8 million | 16.2 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 3.75 million | 15.5 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 3.71 million | 14.9 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 3.67 million | 14.4 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 3.64 million | 13.8 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 3.61 million | 13.3 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 3.59 million | 12.8 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 3.58 million | 12.2 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 3.56 million | 11.7 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 3.53 million | 11.2 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 3.51 million | 10.6 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 3.51 million | 10.1 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 3.53 million | 9.63 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 3.54 million | 9.13 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 3.54 million | 8.63 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 3.53 million | 8.15 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 3.52 million | 7.7 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 3.5 million | 7.25 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 3.48 million | 6.82 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 3.45 million | 6.42 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 3.42 million | 6.05 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 3.38 million | 5.7 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 3.33 million | 5.38 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 3.28 million | 5.08 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 3.23 million | 4.81 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 3.18 million | 4.56 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 3.13 million | 4.32 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 3.08 million | 4.11 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 3.04 million | 3.91 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 2.99 million | 3.72 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 2.96 million | 3.56 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 2.94 million | 3.42 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 2.92 million | 3.28 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 2.91 million | 3.16 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 2.89 million | 3.04 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 2.87 million | 2.93 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 2.86 million | 2.82 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 2.84 million | 2.72 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 2.83 million | 2.62 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 2.83 million | 2.53 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 2.83 million | 2.44 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 2.84 million | 2.35 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 2.85 million | 2.26 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 2.87 million | 2.18 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 2.88 million | 2.11 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 2.9 million | 2.03 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 2.92 million | 1.96 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 2.93 million | 1.89 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 2.94 million | 1.83 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 2.94 million | 1.76 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 2.91 million | 1.7 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | – | 3.05 million | – |
| 1948 | – | 3.01 million | – |
| 1947 | – | 2.99 million | – |
| 1946 | – | 2.96 million | – |
| 1945 | – | 2.93 million | – |
| 1944 | – | 2.91 million | – |
| 1943 | – | 2.88 million | – |
| 1942 | – | 2.85 million | – |
| 1941 | – | 2.83 million | – |
| 1940 | – | 2.8 million | – |
| 1939 | – | 2.78 million | – |
| 1938 | – | 2.75 million | – |
| 1937 | – | 2.73 million | – |
| 1936 | – | 2.7 million | – |
| 1935 | – | 2.68 million | – |
| 1934 | – | 2.65 million | – |
| 1933 | – | 2.63 million | – |
| 1932 | – | 2.6 million | – |
| 1931 | – | 2.58 million | – |
| 1930 | – | 2.56 million | – |
| 1929 | – | 2.53 million | – |
| 1928 | – | 2.51 million | – |
| 1927 | – | 2.49 million | – |
| 1926 | – | 2.46 million | – |
| 1925 | – | 2.44 million | – |
| 1924 | – | 2.42 million | – |
| 1923 | – | 2.4 million | – |
| 1922 | – | 2.38 million | – |
| 1921 | – | 2.35 million | – |
| 1920 | – | 2.33 million | – |
| 1919 | – | 2.31 million | – |
| 1918 | – | 2.29 million | – |
| 1917 | – | 2.27 million | – |
| 1916 | – | 2.26 million | – |
| 1915 | – | 2.25 million | – |
| 1914 | – | 2.23 million | – |
| 1913 | – | 2.22 million | – |
| 1912 | – | 2.21 million | – |
| 1911 | – | 2.2 million | – |
| 1910 | – | 2.19 million | – |
| 1909 | – | 2.18 million | – |
| 1908 | – | 2.17 million | – |
| 1907 | – | 2.17 million | – |
| 1906 | – | 2.16 million | – |
| 1905 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1904 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1903 | – | 2.14 million | – |
| 1902 | – | 2.13 million | – |
| 1901 | – | 2.13 million | – |
| 1900 | – | 2.12 million | – |
| 1899 | – | 2.12 million | – |
| 1898 | – | 2.12 million | – |
| 1897 | – | 2.13 million | – |
| 1896 | – | 2.13 million | – |
| 1895 | – | 2.13 million | – |
| 1894 | – | 2.14 million | – |
| 1893 | – | 2.14 million | – |
| 1892 | – | 2.14 million | – |
| 1891 | – | 2.14 million | – |
| 1890 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1889 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1888 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1887 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1886 | – | 2.16 million | – |
| 1885 | – | 2.16 million | – |
| 1884 | – | 2.16 million | – |
| 1883 | – | 2.16 million | – |
| 1882 | – | 2.17 million | – |
| 1881 | – | 2.17 million | – |
| 1880 | – | 2.17 million | – |
| 1879 | – | 2.17 million | – |
| 1878 | – | 2.18 million | – |
| 1877 | – | 2.18 million | – |
| 1876 | – | 2.18 million | – |
| 1875 | – | 2.18 million | – |
| 1874 | – | 2.19 million | – |
| 1873 | – | 2.19 million | – |
| 1872 | – | 2.19 million | – |
| 1871 | – | 2.19 million | – |
| 1870 | – | 2.2 million | – |
| 1869 | – | 2.2 million | – |
| 1868 | – | 2.2 million | – |
| 1867 | – | 2.2 million | – |
| 1866 | – | 2.2 million | – |
| 1865 | – | 2.21 million | – |
| 1864 | – | 2.21 million | – |
| 1863 | – | 2.21 million | – |
| 1862 | – | 2.21 million | – |
| 1861 | – | 2.21 million | – |
| 1860 | – | 2.22 million | – |
| 1859 | – | 2.22 million | – |
| 1858 | – | 2.22 million | – |
| 1857 | – | 2.22 million | – |
| 1856 | – | 2.22 million | – |
| 1855 | – | 2.23 million | – |
| 1854 | – | 2.23 million | – |
| 1853 | – | 2.23 million | – |
| 1852 | – | 2.23 million | – |
| 1851 | – | 2.23 million | – |
| 1850 | – | 2.24 million | – |
| 1849 | – | 2.23 million | – |
| 1848 | – | 2.23 million | – |
| 1847 | – | 2.22 million | – |
| 1846 | – | 2.22 million | – |
| 1845 | – | 2.21 million | – |
| 1844 | – | 2.21 million | – |
| 1843 | – | 2.2 million | – |
| 1842 | – | 2.2 million | – |
| 1841 | – | 2.19 million | – |
| 1840 | – | 2.19 million | – |
| 1839 | – | 2.18 million | – |
| 1838 | – | 2.18 million | – |
| 1837 | – | 2.17 million | – |
| 1836 | – | 2.17 million | – |
| 1835 | – | 2.16 million | – |
| 1834 | – | 2.16 million | – |
| 1833 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1832 | – | 2.15 million | – |
| 1831 | – | 2.14 million | – |
| 1830 | – | 2.14 million | – |
| 1829 | – | 2.13 million | – |
| 1828 | – | 2.13 million | – |
| 1827 | – | 2.12 million | – |
| 1826 | – | 2.12 million | – |
| 1825 | – | 2.11 million | – |
| 1824 | – | 2.11 million | – |
| 1823 | – | 2.11 million | – |
| 1822 | – | 2.1 million | – |
| 1821 | – | 2.1 million | – |
| 1820 | – | 2.09 million | – |
| 1819 | – | 2.09 million | – |
| 1818 | – | 2.08 million | – |
| 1817 | – | 2.08 million | – |
| 1816 | – | 2.07 million | – |
| 1815 | – | 2.07 million | – |
| 1814 | – | 2.06 million | – |
| 1813 | – | 2.06 million | – |
| 1812 | – | 2.05 million | – |
| 1811 | – | 2.05 million | – |
| 1810 | – | 2.05 million | – |
| 1809 | – | 2.04 million | – |
| 1808 | – | 2.04 million | – |
| 1807 | – | 2.03 million | – |
| 1806 | – | 2.03 million | – |
| 1805 | – | 2.02 million | – |
| 1804 | – | 2.02 million | – |
| 1803 | – | 2.01 million | – |
| 1802 | – | 2.01 million | – |
| 1801 | – | 2 million | – |
| 1800 | – | 2 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Ireland | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.26 million5.24 million–5.28 million | 34 million33.6 million–34.2 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 5.31 million5.25 million–5.38 million | 34.6 million33.7 million–35.2 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 5.36 million5.25 million–5.48 million | 35.2 million33.7 million–36.3 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 5.4 million5.24 million–5.58 million | 35.8 million33.7 million–37.4 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 5.45 million5.23 million–5.7 million | 36.3 million33.8 million–38.5 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 5.49 million5.2 million–5.81 million | 36.9 million34 million–39.6 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 5.53 million5.17 million–5.92 million | 37.4 million34.1 million–40.6 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 5.56 million5.13 million–6.04 million | 38 million34.3 million–41.5 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 5.6 million5.09 million–6.16 million | 38.5 million34.3 million–42.4 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 5.63 million5.03 million–6.28 million | 39 million34.5 million–43.3 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 5.66 million4.98 million–6.42 million | 39.5 million34.6 million–44.2 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 5.69 million4.95 million–6.58 million | 40 million34.7 million–45.2 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 5.71 million4.92 million–6.74 million | 40.5 million34.9 million–46.2 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 5.74 million4.88 million–6.9 million | 41.1 million35.1 million–47.2 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 5.77 million4.82 million–7.06 million | 41.6 million35.2 million–48.1 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 5.79 million4.77 million–7.23 million | 42.1 million35.2 million–48.9 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 5.82 million4.72 million–7.4 million | 42.6 million35.3 million–49.7 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 5.84 million4.66 million–7.58 million | 43.1 million35.4 million–50.6 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 5.86 million4.6 million–7.79 million | 43.6 million35.5 million–51.5 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 5.88 million4.55 million–8.02 million | 44.1 million35.6 million–52.5 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 5.9 million4.48 million–8.21 million | 44.6 million35.8 million–53.6 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 5.92 million4.42 million–8.38 million | 45.2 million36 million–54.5 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 5.93 million4.37 million–8.53 million | 45.7 million36.2 million–55.4 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 5.94 million4.3 million–8.66 million | 46.2 million36.4 million–56.3 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 5.95 million4.25 million–8.86 million | 46.7 million36.7 million–57.2 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 5.96 million4.22 million–9.09 million | 47.2 million37 million–58.2 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 5.97 million4.16 million–9.28 million | 47.7 million37.2 million–59.1 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 5.97 million4.09 million–9.48 million | 48.2 million37.2 million–59.9 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 5.98 million4.02 million–9.67 million | 48.7 million37.3 million–60.9 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 5.98 million3.96 million–9.89 million | 49.2 million37.6 million–62 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 5.98 million3.9 million–10.1 million | 49.7 million37.9 million–63 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 5.97 million3.83 million–10.3 million | 50.2 million38.2 million–63.9 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 5.97 million3.75 million–10.5 million | 50.7 million38.4 million–64.8 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 5.97 million3.67 million–10.7 million | 51.2 million38.6 million–65.7 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 5.96 million3.6 million–11 million | 51.7 million38.8 million–66.7 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 5.95 million3.52 million–11.2 million | 52.2 million38.9 million–67.6 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 5.93 million3.45 million–11.3 million | 52.7 million39 million–68.5 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 5.92 million3.39 million–11.5 million | 53.2 million39 million–69.6 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 5.91 million3.33 million–11.7 million | 53.7 million39.2 million–70.8 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 5.9 million3.28 million–12 million | 54.1 million39.3 million–71.7 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 5.89 million3.23 million–12.2 million | 54.6 million39.4 million–72.5 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 5.87 million3.17 million–12.5 million | 55.1 million39.5 million–73.5 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 5.86 million3.08 million–12.8 million | 55.6 million39.6 million–74.7 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 5.84 million3 million–13.3 million | 56.1 million39.7 million–75.7 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 5.82 million2.92 million–13.7 million | 56.5 million39.8 million–76.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 5.81 million2.87 million–14.1 million | 57 million39.9 million–77.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 5.79 million2.83 million–14.4 million | 57.5 million40 million–78.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 5.78 million2.76 million–14.6 million | 57.9 million40.1 million–79.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 5.76 million2.69 million–14.9 million | 58.4 million40.3 million–80.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 5.74 million2.64 million–15.2 million | 58.8 million40.1 million–82 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 5.73 million2.59 million–15.5 million | 59.3 million40.1 million–83.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 5.71 million2.54 million–15.8 million | 59.7 million40.1 million–84.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 5.69 million2.48 million–16.1 million | 60.2 million39.9 million–85.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 5.68 million2.42 million–16.3 million | 60.6 million39.7 million–87 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 5.66 million2.37 million–16.5 million | 61.1 million39.5 million–87.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 5.65 million2.31 million–16.8 million | 61.5 million39.5 million–89 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 5.63 million2.26 million–17.1 million | 62 million39.4 million–90.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 5.62 million2.22 million–17.3 million | 62.4 million39.3 million–91.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 5.61 million2.18 million–17.7 million | 62.9 million39.2 million–92 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 5.6 million2.16 million–18.2 million | 63.3 million39 million–93 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 5.59 million2.11 million–18.5 million | 63.8 million38.9 million–94 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 5.57 million2.08 million–18.9 million | 64.2 million38.8 million–95 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 5.56 million2.04 million–19.2 million | 64.7 million38.7 million–96.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 5.54 million2 million–19.4 million | 65.1 million38.7 million–97.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 5.53 million1.95 million–19.7 million | 65.6 million38.6 million–98.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 5.51 million1.93 million–20.1 million | 66 million38.5 million–99.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 5.49 million1.91 million–20.8 million | 66.5 million38.4 million–101 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 5.48 million1.88 million–21.5 million | 66.9 million38.3 million–102 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 5.46 million1.85 million–22.2 million | 67.4 million38.1 million–103 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 5.44 million1.83 million–22.7 million | 67.8 million38 million–104 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 5.42 million1.82 million–22.8 million | 68.3 million38.1 million–105 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 5.4 million1.79 million–22.9 million | 68.8 million38.1 million–106 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 5.38 million1.77 million–23.2 million | 69.2 million38.2 million–107 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 5.36 million1.75 million–23.7 million | 69.7 million38.2 million–108 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 5.33 million1.73 million–24.5 million | 70.1 million38.2 million–109 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 5.31 million1.71 million–25.4 million | 70.6 million38.1 million–110 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 5.29 million1.67 million–26.1 million | 71 million38.1 million–112 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 Saudi Arabia
Health
- Life expectancyIreland: 82.4 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIreland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Saudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIreland: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Saudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIreland: 4.25% in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateIreland: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Saudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthIreland: 1.19% a year in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIreland: 1.6 births per woman in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIreland: 64.6% in 2025Saudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025
- Median ageIreland: 38.4 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIreland: 15.5% in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateIreland: 8.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIreland: 0.22% of GDP in 2025Saudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIreland: $1.46B in 2025Saudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personIreland: $272 in 2025Saudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIreland: 0.9% of government spending in 2025Saudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIreland: 9,000 people in 2020Saudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020
- National powerIreland: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Saudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIreland: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Saudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIreland: 14 million TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIreland: 24 million TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023