Ireland vs North Korea statistics compared

Ireland has a population of 5.38M (ranked 120/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Ireland's land area is 26,599 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 119th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Ireland and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Ireland and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Ireland

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Ireland	North Korea
1960	$1,998,550,222	-
1961	$2,151,772,980	-
1962	$2,329,372,972	-
1963	$2,505,073,358	-
1964	$2,851,091,646	-
1965	$3,035,655,794	-
1966	$3,198,820,904	-
1967	$3,445,739,915	-
1968	$3,378,701,147	-
1969	$3,902,721,632	-
1970	$4,395,995,086	-
1971	$5,098,250,287	-
1972	$6,318,060,582	-
1973	$7,481,173,066	-
1974	$7,896,860,615	-
1975	$9,483,808,362	-
1976	$9,453,756,015	-
1977	$11,248,340,431	-
1978	$14,647,996,074	-
1979	$18,319,334,300	-
1980	$21,747,855,640	-
1981	$20,670,190,138	-
1982	$21,474,754,080	-
1983	$20,766,047,764	-
1984	$20,106,648,455	-
1985	$21,270,013,326	-
1986	$28,714,571,852	-
1987	$33,920,518,493	-
1988	$37,772,897,421	-
1989	$39,238,392,678	-
1990	$49,305,632,408	-
1991	$49,787,502,852	-
1992	$55,918,538,121	-
1993	$52,417,477,614	-
1994	$57,097,656,066	-
1995	$69,139,823,232	-
1996	$75,790,785,030	-
1997	$82,856,648,758	-
1998	$90,199,410,116	-
1999	$98,893,958,263	-
2000	$100,207,610,430	-
2001	$109,346,669,230	-
2002	$128,596,035,288	-
2003	$164,670,771,260	-
2004	$194,372,115,041	-
2005	$211,876,989,656	-
2006	$232,180,617,162	-
2007	$270,079,279,420	-
2008	$275,447,471,451	-
2009	$236,443,117,248	$23,356,470,000
2010	$221,985,621,538	$25,995,513,000
2011	$241,337,364,610	$29,005,020,000
2012	$227,270,922,957	$29,890,710,000
2013	$243,301,556,085	$30,588,922,000
2014	$266,787,238,499	$30,554,460,000
2015	$302,391,428,540	$30,723,030,000
2016	$305,733,136,181	$28,882,640,000
2017	$348,532,394,024	$29,105,440,000
2018	$395,461,216,460	$28,536,400,000
2019	$407,124,824,065	$28,222,880,000
2020	$436,555,518,400	$27,728,240,000
2021	$531,306,516,908	$32,301,720,000
2022	$548,570,250,342	$28,971,360,000
2023	$551,394,889,340	$32,155,360,000
2024	$577,389,475,010	$34,943,120,000

Ireland and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Ireland

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Ireland	North Korea
1960	$707	-
1961	$762	-
1962	$821	-
1963	$878	-
1964	$995	-
1965	$1,055	-
1966	$1,107	-
1967	$1,187	-
1968	$1,159	-
1969	$1,331	-
1970	$1,487	-
1971	$1,704	-
1972	$2,080	-
1973	$2,424	-
1974	$2,517	-
1975	$2,973	-
1976	$2,920	-
1977	$3,427	-
1978	$4,400	-
1979	$5,430	-
1980	$6,372	-
1981	$5,986	-
1982	$6,161	-
1983	$5,915	-
1984	$5,692	-
1985	$6,012	-
1986	$8,112	-
1987	$9,582	-
1988	$10,716	-
1989	$11,176	-
1990	$14,031	-
1991	$14,087	-
1992	$15,714	-
1993	$14,657	-
1994	$15,903	-
1995	$19,158	-
1996	$20,836	-
1997	$22,551	-
1998	$24,295	-
1999	$26,338	-
2000	$26,335	-
2001	$28,282	-
2002	$32,705	-
2003	$41,204	-
2004	$47,754	-
2005	$50,933	-
2006	$54,329	-
2007	$61,396	-
2008	$61,353	-
2009	$52,133	$939
2010	$48,679	$1,040
2011	$52,693	$1,156
2012	$49,412	$1,186
2013	$52,619	$1,208
2014	$57,278	$1,201
2015	$64,312	$1,201
2016	$64,193	$1,124
2017	$72,198	$1,127
2018	$80,739	$1,100
2019	$81,810	$1,084
2020	$86,623	$1,061
2021	$103,962	$1,231
2022	$105,235	$1,100
2023	$103,888	$1,217
2024	$107,316	$1,319

Ireland vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Ireland

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Ireland	North Korea
1950	65.6	14.2
1951	64.8	17.7
1952	67.2	32.8
1953	67.9	40.3
1954	68	50.6
1955	68	51.8
1956	69	52.8
1957	69	53.7
1958	69.3	54.5
1959	69.4	55.2
1960	70.2	55.8
1961	69.6	56.4
1962	69.9	57
1963	70.2	57.6
1964	70.4	58.2
1965	70.6	58.8
1966	70.2	59.4
1967	71.2	60.1
1968	70.9	60.8
1969	70.8	61.4
1970	70.8	62
1971	71.6	62.7
1972	71	63.3
1973	71.2	63.8
1974	71.1	64.3
1975	71.7	64.8
1976	71.8	65.3
1977	71.9	65.8
1978	71.9	66.3
1979	72.2	66.7
1980	72.5	67.2
1981	72.9	67.7
1982	73.2	68.1
1983	73.2	68.5
1984	73.6	68.9
1985	73.6	69.2
1986	73.6	69.5
1987	74.4	69.8
1988	74.4	70.1
1989	74.5	70.3
1990	74.8	70.5
1991	75	70.7
1992	75.4	71
1993	75.3	70.8
1994	75.8	70.5
1995	75.5	60.8
1996	75.8	60.8
1997	76	60.9
1998	76.2	60.9
1999	76.1	60.9
2000	76.5	60.9
2001	77.1	60.9
2002	77.6	60.9
2003	78.1	69.4
2004	78.5	69.3
2005	78.9	69.2
2006	79.2	69.1
2007	79.6	69
2008	79.8	69.3
2009	80.1	69.7
2010	80.6	70.2
2011	80.7	70.8
2012	80.9	71.3
2013	81.1	71.9
2014	81.4	72.5
2015	81.5	72.8
2016	81.7	73
2017	82.1	73
2018	82.1	73
2019	82.4	72.9
2020	82.4	72.8
2021	81.9	73.4
2022	82.1	73.6
2023	82.4	73.6
2024	82.6	73.7
2025	82.7	73.9

Ireland and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Ireland

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Ireland	North Korea
1960	2,828,600	11,722,953
1961	2,824,400	11,990,713
1962	2,836,050	12,262,882
1963	2,852,650	12,567,057
1964	2,866,550	12,889,770
1965	2,877,300	13,219,369
1966	2,888,800	13,569,094
1967	2,902,450	13,958,350
1968	2,915,550	14,365,596
1969	2,932,650	14,767,615
1970	2,957,250	15,172,775
1971	2,992,050	15,572,457
1972	3,036,850	15,975,069
1973	3,085,950	16,350,367
1974	3,137,500	16,673,121
1975	3,189,550	16,971,055
1976	3,238,050	17,243,450
1977	3,282,200	17,492,798
1978	3,329,100	17,735,995
1979	3,373,750	17,983,470
1980	3,412,800	18,236,786
1981	3,453,000	18,501,295
1982	3,485,800	18,776,357
1983	3,510,600	19,054,034
1984	3,532,423	19,335,043
1985	3,538,082	19,620,388
1986	3,539,690	19,910,855
1987	3,540,057	20,205,483
1988	3,524,949	20,503,161
1989	3,511,009	20,804,367
1990	3,513,974	21,112,137
1991	3,534,235	21,428,638
1992	3,558,430	21,750,911
1993	3,576,261	22,073,352
1994	3,590,386	22,393,975
1995	3,608,841	22,669,304
1996	3,637,510	22,895,746
1997	3,674,171	23,110,830
1998	3,712,696	23,311,564
1999	3,754,786	23,497,599
2000	3,805,174	23,665,910
2001	3,866,243	23,815,358
2002	3,931,947	23,943,973
2003	3,996,521	24,090,380
2004	4,070,262	24,254,943
2005	4,159,914	24,396,433
2006	4,273,591	24,524,507
2007	4,398,942	24,646,383
2008	4,489,544	24,764,618
2009	4,535,375	24,878,332
2010	4,560,155	24,987,258
2011	4,580,084	25,097,874
2012	4,599,533	25,211,728
2013	4,623,816	25,329,451
2014	4,657,740	25,451,262
2015	4,701,957	25,575,350
2016	4,762,722	25,698,326
2017	4,827,445	25,817,709
2018	4,898,022	25,931,147
2019	4,976,456	26,037,632
2020	5,039,747	26,136,312
2021	5,110,585	26,232,534
2022	5,212,836	26,328,845
2023	5,307,600	26,418,204
2024	5,380,257	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Ireland and North Korea

Fertility rate

Ireland

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Ireland	North Korea
1960	3.78	3.57
1961	3.78	3.26
1962	3.92	3.41
1963	4.01	3.63
1964	4.07	3.55
1965	4.04	3.56
1966	3.94	3.71
1967	3.84	4.05
1968	3.77	3.87
1969	3.83	3.86
1970	3.85	3.85
1971	3.93	3.74
1972	3.84	3.89
1973	3.71	3.35
1974	3.59	3.14
1975	3.37	3.05
1976	3.29	2.84
1977	3.24	2.77
1978	3.21	2.79
1979	3.21	2.85
1980	3.21	2.84
1981	3.05	2.92
1982	2.94	2.85
1983	2.74	2.78
1984	2.58	2.71
1985	2.48	2.65
1986	2.44	2.59
1987	2.32	2.53
1988	2.17	2.47
1989	2.08	2.41
1990	2.11	2.39
1991	2.08	2.35
1992	1.99	2.29
1993	1.9	2.22
1994	1.85	2.18
1995	1.84	2.15
1996	1.88	2.09
1997	1.93	2.03
1998	1.94	1.99
1999	1.9	1.97
2000	1.89	1.94
2001	1.94	1.94
2002	1.97	1.92
2003	1.96	1.91
2004	1.93	1.9
2005	1.86	1.87
2006	1.91	1.94
2007	2.01	1.94
2008	2.06	1.97
2009	2.06	1.91
2010	2.05	1.89
2011	2.03	1.88
2012	1.98	1.88
2013	1.93	1.88
2014	1.89	1.87
2015	1.85	1.86
2016	1.81	1.86
2017	1.77	1.85
2018	1.75	1.83
2019	1.71	1.83
2020	1.63	1.82
2021	1.78	1.81
2022	1.54	1.8
2023	1.5	1.78

Ireland and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Ireland

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Ireland	North Korea
1960	30.1	19.9
1961	29.8	20.2
1962	29.5	20.6
1963	29.2	20.8
1964	28.9	21
1965	28.6	21.2
1966	28.2	21.3
1967	28	21.4
1968	27.8	21.4
1969	27.6	21.4
1970	27.4	21.4
1971	27.1	21.2
1972	26.9	20.9
1973	26.7	20.7
1974	26.5	20.7
1975	26.5	20.9
1976	26.4	21.1
1977	26.5	21.4
1978	26.5	21.8
1979	26.5	22.2
1980	26.5	22.5
1981	26.6	22.8
1982	26.7	23.1
1983	26.9	23.5
1984	27.1	23.9
1985	27.3	24.2
1986	27.6	24.5
1987	27.9	24.8
1988	28.4	25.1
1989	28.8	25.6
1990	29.2	26
1991	29.6	26.4
1992	29.9	26.8
1993	30.2	27.2
1994	30.6	27.6
1995	30.9	28
1996	31.3	28.3
1997	31.6	28.8
1998	31.9	29.2
1999	32.2	29.6
2000	32.5	30.1
2001	32.7	30.5
2002	33	31
2003	33.2	31.4
2004	33.4	31.8
2005	33.4	32.1
2006	33.4	32.5
2007	33.4	32.9
2008	33.5	33.3
2009	33.9	33.7
2010	34.3	34
2011	34.8	34.3
2012	35.2	34.5
2013	35.6	34.7
2014	36	35
2015	36.4	35.2
2016	36.8	35.4
2017	37.1	35.7
2018	37.4	35.9
2019	37.8	36.2
2020	38.2	36.4
2021	38.6	36.6
2022	38.9	36.8
2023	39.4	37.1
2024	39.7	37.3

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