Ireland vs North Macedonia statistics compared

Ireland has a population of 5.38M (ranked 120/197), compared with 1.79M in North Macedonia (ranked 150/197). Ireland's land area is 26,599 sq mi versus 9,737 sq mi for North Macedonia (ranked 119th vs. 145th).

By GDP, Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B) and North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B). By GDP per capita, Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316), while North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310).

Ireland and North Macedonia: Comparison Charts

Ireland and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP

Ireland

North Macedonia

Table

Year	GDP
	Ireland	North Macedonia
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	$4,699,646,643
1991	$49,787,502,852	$4,938,775,510
1992	$55,918,538,121	$2,436,849,342
1993	$52,417,477,614	$2,682,456,897
1994	$57,097,656,066	$3,559,608,640
1995	$69,139,823,232	$4,707,041,315
1996	$75,790,785,030	$4,642,021,256
1997	$82,856,648,758	$3,912,986,091
1998	$90,199,410,116	$3,765,745,023
1999	$98,893,958,263	$3,863,619,285
2000	$100,207,610,430	$3,772,859,034
2001	$109,346,669,230	$3,709,636,031
2002	$128,596,035,288	$4,018,365,747
2003	$164,670,771,260	$4,946,296,599
2004	$194,372,115,041	$5,682,784,472
2005	$211,876,989,656	$6,258,602,873
2006	$232,180,617,162	$6,861,226,972
2007	$270,079,279,420	$8,336,474,974
2008	$275,447,471,451	$9,909,552,435
2009	$236,443,117,248	$9,401,736,825
2010	$221,985,621,538	$9,407,170,321
2011	$241,337,364,610	$10,494,626,768
2012	$227,270,922,957	$9,745,261,301
2013	$243,301,556,085	$10,817,702,346
2014	$266,787,238,499	$11,362,265,253
2015	$302,391,428,540	$10,064,519,963
2016	$305,733,136,181	$10,672,467,073
2017	$348,532,394,024	$11,307,067,070
2018	$395,461,216,460	$12,683,068,114
2019	$407,124,824,065	$12,606,338,449
2020	$436,555,518,400	$12,361,036,914
2021	$531,306,516,908	$14,000,283,827
2022	$548,570,250,342	$13,932,436,550
2023	$551,394,889,340	$15,763,604,288
2024	$577,389,475,010	$16,685,236,492

Ireland and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP per capita

Ireland

North Macedonia

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Ireland	North Macedonia
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	$2,277
1991	$14,087	$2,402
1992	$15,714	$1,199
1993	$14,657	$1,337
1994	$15,903	$1,786
1995	$19,158	$2,355
1996	$20,836	$2,307
1997	$22,551	$1,960
1998	$24,295	$1,876
1999	$26,338	$1,915
2000	$26,335	$1,862
2001	$28,282	$1,823
2002	$32,705	$1,989
2003	$41,204	$2,445
2004	$47,754	$2,819
2005	$50,933	$3,121
2006	$54,329	$3,440
2007	$61,396	$4,204
2008	$61,353	$5,026
2009	$52,133	$4,800
2010	$48,679	$4,833
2011	$52,693	$5,417
2012	$49,412	$5,050
2013	$52,619	$5,626
2014	$57,278	$5,925
2015	$64,312	$5,263
2016	$64,193	$5,598
2017	$72,198	$5,955
2018	$80,739	$6,714
2019	$81,810	$6,719
2020	$86,623	$6,660
2021	$103,962	$7,621
2022	$105,235	$7,606
2023	$103,888	$8,624
2024	$107,316	$9,310

Ireland vs. North Macedonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Ireland

North Macedonia

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Ireland	North Macedonia
1950	65.6	50.6
1951	64.8	48.5
1952	67.2	52.5
1953	67.9	53.2
1954	68	55.7
1955	68	55.4
1956	69	58.5
1957	69	55.7
1958	69.3	60.3
1959	69.4	59.5
1960	70.2	60.5
1961	69.6	61.8
1962	69.9	59.3
1963	70.2	61.4
1964	70.4	61.5
1965	70.6	62.6
1966	70.2	63.5
1967	71.2	63.8
1968	70.9	64.6
1969	70.8	64
1970	70.8	65
1971	71.6	65.2
1972	71	65.6
1973	71.2	67.1
1974	71.1	67.1
1975	71.7	67.3
1976	71.8	67.9
1977	71.9	68.2
1978	71.9	69.1
1979	72.2	69.2
1980	72.5	69.1
1981	72.9	69.4
1982	73.2	69.8
1983	73.2	69.7
1984	73.6	70.2
1985	73.6	70.2
1986	73.6	70.3
1987	74.4	70.4
1988	74.4	70.5
1989	74.5	71.1
1990	74.8	71.3
1991	75	71.8
1992	75.4	71.3
1993	75.3	71.7
1994	75.8	71.5
1995	75.5	72
1996	75.8	71.9
1997	76	71.9
1998	76.2	71.8
1999	76.1	72.3
2000	76.5	72.6
2001	77.1	73
2002	77.6	72.7
2003	78.1	73
2004	78.5	73.4
2005	78.9	73.6
2006	79.2	73.8
2007	79.6	73.7
2008	79.8	74.4
2009	80.1	74.5
2010	80.6	75
2011	80.7	75.1
2012	80.9	75
2013	81.1	75.6
2014	81.4	75.6
2015	81.5	75.6
2016	81.7	75.6
2017	82.1	76.2
2018	82.1	76.9
2019	82.4	76.8
2020	82.4	74.5
2021	81.9	73.3
2022	82.1	76.6
2023	82.4	77.4
2024	82.6	77.5
2025	82.7	77.7

Ireland and North Macedonia population clocks and comparison

Population

Ireland

North Macedonia

Table

Year	Population
	Ireland	North Macedonia
1960	2,828,600	1,435,059
1961	2,824,400	1,455,171
1962	2,836,050	1,471,745
1963	2,852,650	1,488,737
1964	2,866,550	1,510,900
1965	2,877,300	1,533,466
1966	2,888,800	1,557,349
1967	2,902,450	1,582,492
1968	2,915,550	1,608,930
1969	2,932,650	1,636,345
1970	2,957,250	1,664,208
1971	2,992,050	1,691,216
1972	3,036,850	1,717,395
1973	3,085,950	1,743,816
1974	3,137,500	1,770,545
1975	3,189,550	1,797,972
1976	3,238,050	1,825,830
1977	3,282,200	1,853,138
1978	3,329,100	1,879,847
1979	3,373,750	1,906,523
1980	3,412,800	1,933,038
1981	3,453,000	1,959,065
1982	3,485,800	1,978,956
1983	3,510,600	1,991,901
1984	3,532,423	2,003,399
1985	3,538,082	2,014,331
1986	3,539,690	2,024,732
1987	3,540,057	2,035,157
1988	3,524,949	2,045,737
1989	3,511,009	2,055,649
1990	3,513,974	2,063,689
1991	3,534,235	2,055,994
1992	3,558,430	2,032,523
1993	3,576,261	2,006,854
1994	3,590,386	1,992,666
1995	3,608,841	1,998,534
1996	3,637,510	2,012,553
1997	3,674,171	1,996,869
1998	3,712,696	2,007,523
1999	3,754,786	2,017,142
2000	3,805,174	2,026,350
2001	3,866,243	2,034,882
2002	3,931,947	2,020,157
2003	3,996,521	2,022,725
2004	4,070,262	2,016,186
2005	4,159,914	2,005,330
2006	4,273,591	1,994,287
2007	4,398,942	1,982,933
2008	4,489,544	1,971,493
2009	4,535,375	1,958,782
2010	4,560,155	1,946,298
2011	4,580,084	1,937,398
2012	4,599,533	1,929,821
2013	4,623,816	1,922,716
2014	4,657,740	1,917,557
2015	4,701,957	1,912,430
2016	4,762,722	1,906,313
2017	4,827,445	1,898,657
2018	4,898,022	1,889,051
2019	4,976,456	1,876,262
2020	5,039,747	1,856,124
2021	5,110,585	1,837,114
2022	5,212,836	1,831,712
2023	5,307,600	1,827,816
2024	5,380,257	1,792,179

Fertility rates in Ireland and North Macedonia

Fertility rate

Ireland

North Macedonia

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Ireland	North Macedonia
1960	3.78	3.83
1961	3.78	3.62
1962	3.92	3.5
1963	4.01	3.62
1964	4.07	3.56
1965	4.04	3.52
1966	3.94	3.43
1967	3.84	3.33
1968	3.77	3.22
1969	3.83	3.1
1970	3.85	3.01
1971	3.93	2.93
1972	3.84	2.87
1973	3.71	2.72
1974	3.59	2.7
1975	3.37	2.69
1976	3.29	2.62
1977	3.24	2.49
1978	3.21	2.42
1979	3.21	2.4
1980	3.21	2.36
1981	3.05	2.29
1982	2.94	2.29
1983	2.74	2.25
1984	2.58	2.24
1985	2.48	2.25
1986	2.44	2.25
1987	2.32	2.32
1988	2.17	2.32
1989	2.08	2.25
1990	2.11	2.27
1991	2.08	2.31
1992	1.99	2.28
1993	1.9	2.26
1994	1.85	2.23
1995	1.84	2.13
1996	1.88	2.06
1997	1.93	1.92
1998	1.94	1.89
1999	1.9	1.77
2000	1.89	1.86
2001	1.94	1.73
2002	1.97	1.79
2003	1.96	1.75
2004	1.93	1.52
2005	1.86	1.5
2006	1.91	1.46
2007	2.01	1.46
2008	2.06	1.47
2009	2.06	1.5
2010	2.05	1.6
2011	2.03	1.46
2012	1.98	1.5
2013	1.93	1.5
2014	1.89	1.5
2015	1.85	1.49
2016	1.81	1.5
2017	1.77	1.43
2018	1.75	1.42
2019	1.71	1.34
2020	1.63	1.31
2021	1.78	1.6
2022	1.54	1.6
2023	1.5	1.5

Ireland and North Macedonia demographics compared

Median age

Ireland

North Macedonia

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Ireland	North Macedonia
1960	30.1	21.8
1961	29.8	21.8
1962	29.5	21.9
1963	29.2	21.9
1964	28.9	21.9
1965	28.6	21.9
1966	28.2	22
1967	28	22.2
1968	27.8	22.4
1969	27.6	22.6
1970	27.4	22.8
1971	27.1	23.1
1972	26.9	23.3
1973	26.7	23.6
1974	26.5	23.9
1975	26.5	24.2
1976	26.4	24.5
1977	26.5	24.8
1978	26.5	25.2
1979	26.5	25.5
1980	26.5	25.9
1981	26.6	26.2
1982	26.7	26.5
1983	26.9	26.8
1984	27.1	27.2
1985	27.3	27.5
1986	27.6	27.8
1987	27.9	28
1988	28.4	28.3
1989	28.8	28.6
1990	29.2	28.9
1991	29.6	29.2
1992	29.9	29.6
1993	30.2	29.9
1994	30.6	30.3
1995	30.9	30.5
1996	31.3	30.8
1997	31.6	31
1998	31.9	31.2
1999	32.2	31.5
2000	32.5	31.9
2001	32.7	32.2
2002	33	32.6
2003	33.2	32.8
2004	33.4	33.2
2005	33.4	33.5
2006	33.4	33.9
2007	33.4	34.3
2008	33.5	34.7
2009	33.9	35.1
2010	34.3	35.5
2011	34.8	36
2012	35.2	36.4
2013	35.6	36.9
2014	36	37.3
2015	36.4	37.8
2016	36.8	38.3
2017	37.1	38.8
2018	37.4	39.4
2019	37.8	39.9
2020	38.2	40.3
2021	38.6	40.7
2022	38.9	40.9
2023	39.4	41.3
2024	39.7	41.6

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