Ireland vs Türkiye
Ireland vs Türkiye: Population
Population in 2023: 5.2 million people in Ireland and 87.3 million people in Türkiye, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 82.1 million people, or 17 times that in Ireland.
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What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Ireland ranked 122 and Türkiye ranked 18 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ireland at 5.29 million people and Türkiye at 65.3 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Ireland | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.2 million | 87.3 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 5.11 million | 87.1 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 5.03 million | 86.7 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 4.98 million | 86.1 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 4.93 million | 85.4 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 4.87 million | 84.4 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 4.81 million | 83.1 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 4.75 million | 81.7 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 4.7 million | 80 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 4.66 million | 78 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 4.63 million | 76.4 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 4.6 million | 75.2 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 4.58 million | 74.2 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 4.56 million | 73.4 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 4.53 million | 72.5 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 4.49 million | 71.6 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 4.39 million | 70.8 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 4.27 million | 70.1 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 4.16 million | 69.3 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 4.07 million | 68.6 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 3.99 million | 67.8 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 3.93 million | 67.1 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 3.86 million | 66.3 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 3.8 million | 65.4 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 3.75 million | 64.6 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 3.71 million | 63.7 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 3.67 million | 62.9 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 3.64 million | 62 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 3.61 million | 61 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 3.59 million | 60 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 3.58 million | 59 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 3.56 million | 58 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 3.53 million | 57 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 3.51 million | 56 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 3.51 million | 55 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 3.53 million | 53.9 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 3.54 million | 52.8 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 3.54 million | 51.8 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 3.53 million | 50.7 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 3.52 million | 49.6 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 3.5 million | 48.5 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 3.48 million | 47.3 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 3.45 million | 46.3 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 3.42 million | 45.4 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 3.38 million | 44.5 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 3.33 million | 43.7 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 3.28 million | 42.8 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 3.23 million | 41.9 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 3.18 million | 41.1 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 3.13 million | 40.2 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 3.08 million | 39.3 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 3.04 million | 38.4 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 2.99 million | 37.5 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 2.96 million | 36.6 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 2.94 million | 35.8 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 2.92 million | 34.9 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 2.91 million | 34.1 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 2.89 million | 33.2 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 2.87 million | 32.4 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 2.86 million | 31.5 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 2.84 million | 30.7 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 2.83 million | 29.9 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 2.83 million | 29.1 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 2.83 million | 28.3 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 2.84 million | 27.5 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 2.85 million | 26.7 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 2.87 million | 25.9 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 2.88 million | 25.1 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 2.9 million | 24.3 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 2.92 million | 23.6 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 2.93 million | 23 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 2.94 million | 22.3 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 2.94 million | 21.6 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 2.91 million | 21 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | – | 20.5 million | – |
| 1948 | – | 20.1 million | – |
| 1947 | – | 19.8 million | – |
| 1946 | – | 19.5 million | – |
| 1945 | – | 19.1 million | – |
| 1944 | – | 18.8 million | – |
| 1943 | – | 18.5 million | – |
| 1942 | – | 18.2 million | – |
| 1941 | – | 17.9 million | – |
| 1940 | – | 17.6 million | – |
| 1939 | – | 17.3 million | – |
| 1938 | – | 17 million | – |
| 1937 | – | 16.7 million | – |
| 1936 | – | 16.4 million | – |
| 1935 | – | 16.1 million | – |
| 1934 | – | 15.8 million | – |
| 1933 | – | 15.5 million | – |
| 1932 | – | 15.3 million | – |
| 1931 | – | 15 million | – |
| 1930 | – | 14.8 million | – |
| 1929 | – | 14.6 million | – |
| 1928 | – | 14.5 million | – |
| 1927 | – | 14.4 million | – |
| 1926 | – | 14.3 million | – |
| 1925 | – | 14.2 million | – |
| 1924 | – | 14.1 million | – |
| 1923 | – | 14 million | – |
| 1922 | – | 13.9 million | – |
| 1921 | – | 13.8 million | – |
| 1920 | – | 13.8 million | – |
| 1919 | – | 13.8 million | – |
| 1918 | – | 13.9 million | – |
| 1917 | – | 14 million | – |
| 1916 | – | 14.1 million | – |
| 1915 | – | 14.2 million | – |
| 1914 | – | 14.3 million | – |
| 1913 | – | 14.5 million | – |
| 1912 | – | 14.6 million | – |
| 1911 | – | 14.7 million | – |
| 1910 | – | 14.7 million | – |
| 1909 | – | 14.7 million | – |
| 1908 | – | 14.6 million | – |
| 1907 | – | 14.6 million | – |
| 1906 | – | 14.5 million | – |
| 1905 | – | 14.4 million | – |
| 1904 | – | 14.3 million | – |
| 1903 | – | 14.2 million | – |
| 1902 | – | 14.1 million | – |
| 1901 | – | 14.1 million | – |
| 1900 | – | 14 million | – |
| 1899 | – | 13.9 million | – |
| 1898 | – | 13.8 million | – |
| 1897 | – | 13.7 million | – |
| 1896 | – | 13.7 million | – |
| 1895 | – | 13.6 million | – |
| 1894 | – | 13.5 million | – |
| 1893 | – | 13.4 million | – |
| 1892 | – | 13.3 million | – |
| 1891 | – | 13.3 million | – |
| 1890 | – | 13.2 million | – |
| 1889 | – | 13.1 million | – |
| 1888 | – | 13 million | – |
| 1887 | – | 13 million | – |
| 1886 | – | 12.9 million | – |
| 1885 | – | 12.8 million | – |
| 1884 | – | 12.7 million | – |
| 1883 | – | 12.7 million | – |
| 1882 | – | 12.6 million | – |
| 1881 | – | 12.5 million | – |
| 1880 | – | 12.4 million | – |
| 1879 | – | 12.4 million | – |
| 1878 | – | 12.3 million | – |
| 1877 | – | 12.2 million | – |
| 1876 | – | 12.2 million | – |
| 1875 | – | 12.1 million | – |
| 1874 | – | 12 million | – |
| 1873 | – | 12 million | – |
| 1872 | – | 11.9 million | – |
| 1871 | – | 11.8 million | – |
| 1870 | – | 11.8 million | – |
| 1869 | – | 11.7 million | – |
| 1868 | – | 11.7 million | – |
| 1867 | – | 11.6 million | – |
| 1866 | – | 11.6 million | – |
| 1865 | – | 11.6 million | – |
| 1864 | – | 11.5 million | – |
| 1863 | – | 11.5 million | – |
| 1862 | – | 11.5 million | – |
| 1861 | – | 11.4 million | – |
| 1860 | – | 11.4 million | – |
| 1859 | – | 11.4 million | – |
| 1858 | – | 11.3 million | – |
| 1857 | – | 11.3 million | – |
| 1856 | – | 11.3 million | – |
| 1855 | – | 11.2 million | – |
| 1854 | – | 11.2 million | – |
| 1853 | – | 11.2 million | – |
| 1852 | – | 11.1 million | – |
| 1851 | – | 11.1 million | – |
| 1850 | – | 11.1 million | – |
| 1849 | – | 11 million | – |
| 1848 | – | 11 million | – |
| 1847 | – | 11 million | – |
| 1846 | – | 10.9 million | – |
| 1845 | – | 10.9 million | – |
| 1844 | – | 10.9 million | – |
| 1843 | – | 10.8 million | – |
| 1842 | – | 10.8 million | – |
| 1841 | – | 10.8 million | – |
| 1840 | – | 10.7 million | – |
| 1839 | – | 10.7 million | – |
| 1838 | – | 10.7 million | – |
| 1837 | – | 10.6 million | – |
| 1836 | – | 10.6 million | – |
| 1835 | – | 10.6 million | – |
| 1834 | – | 10.5 million | – |
| 1833 | – | 10.5 million | – |
| 1832 | – | 10.5 million | – |
| 1831 | – | 10.4 million | – |
| 1830 | – | 10.4 million | – |
| 1829 | – | 10.4 million | – |
| 1828 | – | 10.3 million | – |
| 1827 | – | 10.3 million | – |
| 1826 | – | 10.3 million | – |
| 1825 | – | 10.2 million | – |
| 1824 | – | 10.2 million | – |
| 1823 | – | 10.2 million | – |
| 1822 | – | 10.1 million | – |
| 1821 | – | 10.1 million | – |
| 1820 | – | 10.1 million | – |
| 1819 | – | 10.1 million | – |
| 1818 | – | 10.1 million | – |
| 1817 | – | 10 million | – |
| 1816 | – | 10 million | – |
| 1815 | – | 10 million | – |
| 1814 | – | 9.98 million | – |
| 1813 | – | 9.96 million | – |
| 1812 | – | 9.94 million | – |
| 1811 | – | 9.93 million | – |
| 1810 | – | 9.91 million | – |
| 1809 | – | 9.9 million | – |
| 1808 | – | 9.88 million | – |
| 1807 | – | 9.87 million | – |
| 1806 | – | 9.85 million | – |
| 1805 | – | 9.84 million | – |
| 1804 | – | 9.82 million | – |
| 1803 | – | 9.81 million | – |
| 1802 | – | 9.79 million | – |
| 1801 | – | 9.78 million | – |
| 1800 | – | 9.76 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Ireland | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.26 million5.24 million–5.28 million | 87.5 million87.3 million–87.7 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 5.31 million5.25 million–5.38 million | 87.7 million87 million–88.3 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 5.36 million5.25 million–5.48 million | 87.9 million86.8 million–89 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 5.4 million5.24 million–5.58 million | 88.2 million86.6 million–89.8 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 5.45 million5.23 million–5.7 million | 88.5 million86.3 million–90.6 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 5.49 million5.2 million–5.81 million | 88.8 million86 million–91.4 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 5.53 million5.17 million–5.92 million | 89 million85.7 million–92.3 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 5.56 million5.13 million–6.04 million | 89.3 million85.4 million–93.2 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 5.6 million5.09 million–6.16 million | 89.5 million85 million–94.1 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 5.63 million5.03 million–6.28 million | 89.8 million84.6 million–95 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 5.66 million4.98 million–6.42 million | 90 million84.1 million–96 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 5.69 million4.95 million–6.58 million | 90.2 million83.6 million–97 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 5.71 million4.92 million–6.74 million | 90.4 million83.1 million–97.9 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 5.74 million4.88 million–6.9 million | 90.6 million82.8 million–98.7 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 5.77 million4.82 million–7.06 million | 90.7 million82.4 million–99.5 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 5.79 million4.77 million–7.23 million | 90.9 million82 million–100 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 5.82 million4.72 million–7.4 million | 91 million81.5 million–101 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 5.84 million4.66 million–7.58 million | 91.1 million80.8 million–102 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 5.86 million4.6 million–7.79 million | 91.2 million80.2 million–103 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 5.88 million4.55 million–8.02 million | 91.3 million79.5 million–104 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 5.9 million4.48 million–8.21 million | 91.4 million78.7 million–104 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 5.92 million4.42 million–8.38 million | 91.4 million78 million–105 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 5.93 million4.37 million–8.53 million | 91.4 million77.2 million–106 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 5.94 million4.3 million–8.66 million | 91.4 million76.4 million–106 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 5.95 million4.25 million–8.86 million | 91.4 million75.7 million–107 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 5.96 million4.22 million–9.09 million | 91.4 million75 million–108 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 5.97 million4.16 million–9.28 million | 91.3 million74.1 million–108 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 5.97 million4.09 million–9.48 million | 91.1 million73.4 million–109 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 5.98 million4.02 million–9.67 million | 91 million72.7 million–109 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 5.98 million3.96 million–9.89 million | 90.8 million71.9 million–110 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 5.98 million3.9 million–10.1 million | 90.6 million70.7 million–110 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 5.97 million3.83 million–10.3 million | 90.4 million69.7 million–111 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 5.97 million3.75 million–10.5 million | 90.2 million68.8 million–111 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 5.97 million3.67 million–10.7 million | 89.9 million67.9 million–112 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 5.96 million3.6 million–11 million | 89.6 million67.1 million–112 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 5.95 million3.52 million–11.2 million | 89.2 million66 million–113 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 5.93 million3.45 million–11.3 million | 88.9 million64.9 million–114 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 5.92 million3.39 million–11.5 million | 88.5 million63.8 million–114 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 5.91 million3.33 million–11.7 million | 88.1 million62.8 million–115 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 5.9 million3.28 million–12 million | 87.7 million61.8 million–115 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 5.89 million3.23 million–12.2 million | 87.2 million61 million–115 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 5.87 million3.17 million–12.5 million | 86.8 million60.2 million–115 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 5.86 million3.08 million–12.8 million | 86.3 million59.3 million–116 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 5.84 million3 million–13.3 million | 85.9 million58.4 million–116 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 5.82 million2.92 million–13.7 million | 85.4 million57.1 million–117 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 5.81 million2.87 million–14.1 million | 84.9 million56 million–117 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 5.79 million2.83 million–14.4 million | 84.4 million54.9 million–118 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 5.78 million2.76 million–14.6 million | 83.8 million53.6 million–118 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 5.76 million2.69 million–14.9 million | 83.3 million52.4 million–118 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 5.74 million2.64 million–15.2 million | 82.7 million51.3 million–119 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 5.73 million2.59 million–15.5 million | 82.2 million50.2 million–119 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 5.71 million2.54 million–15.8 million | 81.6 million49 million–119 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 5.69 million2.48 million–16.1 million | 81 million47.5 million–119 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 5.68 million2.42 million–16.3 million | 80.4 million46.3 million–119 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 5.66 million2.37 million–16.5 million | 79.8 million45.3 million–120 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 5.65 million2.31 million–16.8 million | 79.2 million44.5 million–121 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 5.63 million2.26 million–17.1 million | 78.6 million43.5 million–121 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 5.62 million2.22 million–17.3 million | 77.9 million42.4 million–121 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 5.61 million2.18 million–17.7 million | 77.3 million41.3 million–121 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 5.6 million2.16 million–18.2 million | 76.7 million40.1 million–121 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 5.59 million2.11 million–18.5 million | 76 million39.1 million–121 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 5.57 million2.08 million–18.9 million | 75.4 million38.2 million–121 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 5.56 million2.04 million–19.2 million | 74.7 million37.2 million–122 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 5.54 million2 million–19.4 million | 74 million36.1 million–122 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 5.53 million1.95 million–19.7 million | 73.4 million35 million–122 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 5.51 million1.93 million–20.1 million | 72.7 million34.1 million–122 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 5.49 million1.91 million–20.8 million | 72 million33.3 million–123 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 5.48 million1.88 million–21.5 million | 71.3 million32.6 million–123 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 5.46 million1.85 million–22.2 million | 70.7 million31.8 million–123 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 5.44 million1.83 million–22.7 million | 70 million30.8 million–124 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 5.42 million1.82 million–22.8 million | 69.3 million30 million–124 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 5.4 million1.79 million–22.9 million | 68.7 million29.2 million–125 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 5.38 million1.77 million–23.2 million | 68 million28.3 million–125 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 5.36 million1.75 million–23.7 million | 67.3 million27.5 million–125 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 5.33 million1.73 million–24.5 million | 66.7 million26.8 million–126 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 5.31 million1.71 million–25.4 million | 66 million26.2 million–126 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 5.29 million1.67 million–26.1 million | 65.3 million25.6 million–125 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 Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyIreland: 82.4 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIreland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIreland: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIreland: 4.25% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateIreland: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthIreland: 1.19% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIreland: 1.6 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIreland: 64.6% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageIreland: 38.4 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIreland: 15.5% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateIreland: 8.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIreland: 0.22% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIreland: $1.46B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personIreland: $272 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIreland: 0.9% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIreland: 9,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerIreland: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIreland: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIreland: 14 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIreland: 24 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025