Ireland vs Singapore
Ireland vs Singapore: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.6 births per woman in Ireland and 0.94 births per woman in Singapore, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ireland, by 0.66 births per woman, or 1.69 times that in Singapore.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Ireland has been higher since 1968, when it overtook Singapore.
- In 2023, Ireland ranked 145 and Singapore ranked 223 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ireland at 1.61 births per woman and Singapore at 1.36 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Ireland | Singapore | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.6 | 0.94 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.59 | 0.94 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.78 | 0.94 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.65 | 0.94 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.72 | 0.94 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.76 | 0.95 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.77 | 0.94 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.82 | 0.94 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.86 | 0.98 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.9 | 1 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.93 | 0.95 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.99 | 1.03 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 2.03 | 0.96 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 2.06 | 0.93 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 2.06 | 1 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 2.06 | 1.04 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 2.01 | 1.07 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.92 | 1.07 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.87 | 1.07 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.93 | 1.07 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 1.96 | 1.08 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 1.97 | 1.17 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 1.94 | 1.19 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 1.89 | 1.34 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 1.9 | 1.24 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 1.94 | 1.26 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 1.93 | 1.37 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 1.88 | 1.42 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 1.84 | 1.44 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 1.85 | 1.47 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 1.99 | 1.49 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 2.08 | 1.5 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 2.11 | 1.58 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 2.08 | 1.53 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 2.17 | 1.75 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 2.32 | 1.49 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 2.44 | 1.35 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 2.49 | 1.53 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 2.59 | 1.54 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 2.75 | 1.54 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 2.95 | 1.67 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 3.06 | 1.71 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 3.21 | 1.74 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 3.21 | 1.79 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 3.21 | 1.79 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 3.24 | 1.83 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 3.29 | 2.09 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 3.37 | 2.08 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 3.59 | 2.35 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 3.71 | 2.78 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 3.85 | 3.03 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 3.93 | 3.02 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 3.85 | 3.07 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 3.82 | 3.22 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 3.77 | 3.53 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 3.84 | 3.91 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 3.94 | 4.45 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 4.04 | 4.67 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 4.08 | 4.97 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 4.03 | 5.16 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 3.93 | 5.22 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 3.78 | 5.42 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 3.76 | 5.77 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 3.6 | 6.12 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 3.47 | 6.32 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 3.48 | 6.4 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 3.38 | 6.44 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 3.37 | 6.38 | 5 |
| 1954 | 3.47 | 6.35 | 5 |
| 1953 | 3.53 | 6.32 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 3.56 | 6.29 | 5 |
| 1951 | 3.55 | 6.25 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 3.5 | 6.23 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Ireland | Singapore | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.61.42–1.77 | 0.950.79–1.11 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.61.39–1.8 | 0.960.77–1.15 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.61.36–1.83 | 0.970.75–1.18 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.61.35–1.84 | 0.980.74–1.21 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.61.33–1.88 | 0.990.73–1.26 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.61.3–1.89 | 10.71–1.29 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.61.28–1.91 | 1.010.7–1.3 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.61.26–1.93 | 1.010.69–1.32 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.61.24–1.95 | 1.020.68–1.34 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.61.23–1.96 | 1.030.67–1.38 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.61.23–1.98 | 1.040.66–1.4 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.61.23–1.99 | 1.040.65–1.42 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.61.21–2 | 1.050.66–1.44 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.61.19–2.01 | 1.060.64–1.44 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.61.18–2 | 1.070.65–1.48 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.61.18–2.02 | 1.070.64–1.49 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.61.17–2.03 | 1.080.64–1.49 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.61.16–2.04 | 1.090.63–1.51 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.61.15–2.05 | 1.090.63–1.52 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.61.14–2.06 | 1.10.64–1.54 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.61.14–2.07 | 1.110.62–1.56 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.61.13–2.07 | 1.120.62–1.58 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.61.12–2.09 | 1.130.62–1.61 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.61.11–2.09 | 1.130.63–1.62 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.61.1–2.09 | 1.140.63–1.64 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.61.08–2.09 | 1.150.64–1.64 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.61.09–2.1 | 1.150.64–1.65 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.61.09–2.1 | 1.160.63–1.66 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.61.08–2.12 | 1.160.63–1.68 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.61.08–2.13 | 1.170.62–1.68 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.61.07–2.12 | 1.170.62–1.68 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.61.07–2.12 | 1.180.62–1.69 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.61.06–2.12 | 1.190.62–1.7 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.61.04–2.14 | 1.190.63–1.72 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.61.05–2.15 | 1.20.63–1.72 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.61.03–2.14 | 1.20.62–1.74 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.61.03–2.14 | 1.210.64–1.75 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.61.03–2.15 | 1.210.64–1.75 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.61.03–2.16 | 1.220.62–1.76 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.61.03–2.17 | 1.220.63–1.77 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.61.02–2.16 | 1.230.63–1.78 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.61.01–2.16 | 1.230.61–1.8 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.61.01–2.17 | 1.240.61–1.81 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.61–2.18 | 1.240.63–1.81 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.61.01–2.18 | 1.250.62–1.82 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.61.02–2.18 | 1.250.63–1.83 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.61–2.18 | 1.260.63–1.83 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.610.99–2.2 | 1.260.64–1.84 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.610.99–2.2 | 1.270.62–1.85 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.610.98–2.2 | 1.270.62–1.86 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.610.97–2.2 | 1.280.64–1.87 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.60.98–2.19 | 1.280.65–1.87 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.60.98–2.19 | 1.280.65–1.87 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.60.96–2.19 | 1.290.63–1.88 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.610.94–2.2 | 1.290.62–1.88 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.610.96–2.21 | 1.290.64–1.9 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.610.94–2.21 | 1.30.62–1.9 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.610.94–2.2 | 1.30.63–1.91 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.610.96–2.21 | 1.30.64–1.92 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.610.96–2.22 | 1.310.64–1.93 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.610.96–2.21 | 1.310.64–1.93 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.610.95–2.21 | 1.320.63–1.92 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.610.93–2.22 | 1.320.62–1.93 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.610.93–2.22 | 1.320.62–1.91 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.610.93–2.21 | 1.330.62–1.93 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.610.92–2.2 | 1.330.62–1.95 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.610.91–2.22 | 1.330.62–1.94 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.610.9–2.22 | 1.330.63–1.94 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.610.91–2.23 | 1.340.62–1.95 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.610.93–2.24 | 1.340.61–1.96 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.610.95–2.24 | 1.340.62–1.97 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.610.93–2.24 | 1.350.63–1.99 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.610.93–2.25 | 1.350.64–1.97 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.610.94–2.27 | 1.350.62–1.98 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.610.92–2.26 | 1.350.63–1.98 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.610.93–2.27 | 1.360.64–1.98 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.610.92–2.27 | 1.360.63–1.99 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- 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 Singapore
Health
- Life expectancyIreland: 82.4 years in 2023Singapore: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIreland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Singapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIreland: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Singapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIreland: 96% in 2022Singapore: 100% in 2022
- DepressionIreland: 4.25% in 2017Singapore: 3.44% in 2017
- Suicide rateIreland: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Singapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIreland: 5.2 million people in 2023Singapore: 5.79 million people in 2023
- Population growthIreland: 1.19% a year in 2023Singapore: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Urban populationIreland: 64.6% in 2025Singapore: 100% in 2025
- Median ageIreland: 38.4 years in 2023Singapore: 35.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIreland: 15.5% in 2023Singapore: 13.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateIreland: 8.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Singapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIreland: 0.22% of GDP in 2025Singapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIreland: $1.46B in 2025Singapore: $16.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personIreland: $272 in 2025Singapore: $2,980 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIreland: 0.9% of government spending in 2025Singapore: 18% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIreland: 9,000 people in 2020Singapore: 59,000 people in 2020
- National powerIreland: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Singapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIreland: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Singapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIreland: 14 million TIV in 2025Singapore: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIreland: 24 million TIV in 2025Singapore: 79 million TIV in 2025