Ireland vs Saudi Arabia statistics compared

Ireland has a population of 5.38M (ranked 120/197), compared with 35.3M in Saudi Arabia (ranked 45/197). Ireland's land area is 26,599 sq mi versus 830,000 sq mi for Saudi Arabia (ranked 119th vs. 12th).

By GDP, Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B) and Saudi Arabia ranks 18/197 ($1.24T). By GDP per capita, Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316), while Saudi Arabia ranks 32/197 ($35,057).

Ireland and Saudi Arabia: Comparison Charts

Ireland and Saudi Arabia economies compared

GDP

Ireland

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	GDP
	Ireland	Saudi Arabia
1960	$1,998,550,222	$1,748,124,064
1961	$2,151,772,980	$1,920,811,284
1962	$2,329,372,972	$2,130,606,532
1963	$2,505,073,358	$2,207,393,172
1964	$2,851,091,646	$2,371,808,713
1965	$3,035,655,794	$2,647,955,558
1966	$3,198,820,904	$2,920,555,557
1967	$3,445,739,915	$3,257,022,223
1968	$3,378,701,147	$4,187,777,711
1969	$3,902,721,632	$4,485,777,644
1970	$4,395,995,086	$5,377,333,333
1971	$5,098,250,287	$7,184,806,909
1972	$6,318,060,582	$9,664,267,087
1973	$7,481,173,066	$14,947,435,499
1974	$7,896,860,615	$45,412,957,746
1975	$9,483,808,362	$46,773,208,643
1976	$9,453,756,015	$64,005,665,722
1977	$11,248,340,431	$74,188,986,586
1978	$14,647,996,074	$80,266,516,687
1979	$18,319,334,300	$111,858,444,786
1980	$21,747,855,640	$164,539,660,725
1981	$20,670,190,138	$184,291,360,139
1982	$21,474,754,080	$153,240,313,858
1983	$20,766,047,764	$129,171,635,311
1984	$20,106,648,455	$119,624,858,116
1985	$21,270,013,326	$103,897,846,494
1986	$28,714,571,852	$86,961,922,765
1987	$33,920,518,493	$85,695,861,148
1988	$37,772,897,421	$88,256,074,766
1989	$39,238,392,678	$95,344,459,279
1990	$49,305,632,408	$117,630,173,565
1991	$49,787,502,852	$132,223,230,975
1992	$55,918,538,121	$137,087,850,467
1993	$52,417,477,614	$132,967,957,276
1994	$57,097,656,066	$135,174,899,866
1995	$69,139,823,232	$143,343,124,166
1996	$75,790,785,030	$158,662,483,311
1997	$82,856,648,758	$165,963,684,913
1998	$90,199,410,116	$146,775,466,667
1999	$98,893,958,263	$161,717,066,667
2000	$100,207,610,430	$189,514,933,333
2001	$109,346,669,230	$184,137,600,000
2002	$128,596,035,288	$189,605,866,667
2003	$164,670,771,260	$215,807,733,333
2004	$194,372,115,041	$258,742,133,333
2005	$211,876,989,656	$328,459,608,764
2006	$232,180,617,162	$376,900,133,511
2007	$270,079,279,420	$415,964,509,673
2008	$275,447,471,451	$519,796,800,000
2009	$236,443,117,248	$429,097,866,667
2010	$221,985,621,538	$528,207,466,667
2011	$241,337,364,610	$680,660,800,000
2012	$227,270,922,957	$751,921,333,333
2013	$243,301,556,085	$769,755,733,333
2014	$266,787,238,499	$787,153,066,667
2015	$302,391,428,540	$693,414,400,000
2016	$305,733,136,181	$689,279,466,667
2017	$348,532,394,024	$741,266,133,333
2018	$395,461,216,460	$886,564,800,000
2019	$407,124,824,065	$888,890,133,333
2020	$436,555,518,400	$767,951,200,000
2021	$531,306,516,908	$982,661,066,667
2022	$548,570,250,342	$1,239,075,200,000
2023	$551,394,889,340	$1,218,584,533,333
2024	$577,389,475,010	$1,237,529,866,667

Ireland and Saudi Arabia economies compared

GDP per capita

Ireland

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Ireland	Saudi Arabia
1960	$707	$718
1961	$762	$760
1962	$821	$813
1963	$878	$812
1964	$995	$840
1965	$1,055	$904
1966	$1,107	$961
1967	$1,187	$1,032
1968	$1,159	$1,276
1969	$1,331	$1,313
1970	$1,487	$1,509
1971	$1,704	$1,929
1972	$2,080	$2,474
1973	$2,424	$3,640
1974	$2,517	$10,503
1975	$2,973	$10,266
1976	$2,920	$13,313
1977	$3,427	$14,595
1978	$4,400	$14,914
1979	$5,430	$19,612
1980	$6,372	$27,206
1981	$5,986	$28,703
1982	$6,161	$22,454
1983	$5,915	$17,810
1984	$5,692	$15,541
1985	$6,012	$12,745
1986	$8,112	$10,078
1987	$9,582	$9,386
1988	$10,716	$9,165
1989	$11,176	$9,414
1990	$14,031	$11,055
1991	$14,087	$11,847
1992	$15,714	$11,730
1993	$14,657	$10,885
1994	$15,903	$10,602
1995	$19,158	$10,786
1996	$20,836	$11,472
1997	$22,551	$11,545
1998	$24,295	$9,836
1999	$26,338	$10,452
2000	$26,335	$11,715
2001	$28,282	$10,805
2002	$32,705	$10,586
2003	$41,204	$11,487
2004	$47,754	$13,154
2005	$50,933	$15,976
2006	$54,329	$17,564
2007	$61,396	$18,596
2008	$61,353	$22,320
2009	$52,133	$17,718
2010	$48,679	$22,028
2011	$52,693	$27,127
2012	$49,412	$28,733
2013	$52,619	$27,865
2014	$57,278	$27,805
2015	$64,312	$23,256
2016	$64,193	$22,268
2017	$72,198	$23,929
2018	$80,739	$29,360
2019	$81,810	$29,567
2020	$86,623	$24,339
2021	$103,962	$31,921
2022	$105,235	$38,510
2023	$103,888	$36,157
2024	$107,316	$35,057

Ireland vs. Saudi Arabia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Ireland

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Ireland	Saudi Arabia
1950	65.6	40
1951	64.8	40.6
1952	67.2	41.1
1953	67.9	41.6
1954	68	42.1
1955	68	42.6
1956	69	43.1
1957	69	43.7
1958	69.3	44.2
1959	69.4	44.8
1960	70.2	45.3
1961	69.6	45.9
1962	69.9	46.5
1963	70.2	47.1
1964	70.4	47.7
1965	70.6	48.4
1966	70.2	49.2
1967	71.2	50
1968	70.9	50.9
1969	70.8	51.8
1970	70.8	52.7
1971	71.6	53.7
1972	71	54.7
1973	71.2	55.8
1974	71.1	56.8
1975	71.7	57.8
1976	71.8	58.8
1977	71.9	59.7
1978	71.9	60.7
1979	72.2	61.5
1980	72.5	62.4
1981	72.9	63.3
1982	73.2	64
1983	73.2	64.7
1984	73.6	65.4
1985	73.6	66
1986	73.6	66.6
1987	74.4	67.2
1988	74.4	67.8
1989	74.5	68.4
1990	74.8	68.9
1991	75	69.3
1992	75.4	69.8
1993	75.3	70.2
1994	75.8	70.6
1995	75.5	70.9
1996	75.8	71.3
1997	76	71.6
1998	76.2	72
1999	76.1	72.3
2000	76.5	72.6
2001	77.1	73
2002	77.6	73.3
2003	78.1	73.7
2004	78.5	74
2005	78.9	74.4
2006	79.2	74.8
2007	79.6	75.1
2008	79.8	75.3
2009	80.1	75.4
2010	80.6	75.6
2011	80.7	75.8
2012	80.9	76.1
2013	81.1	76.5
2014	81.4	77.1
2015	81.5	77.8
2016	81.7	78.4
2017	82.1	78.7
2018	82.1	78.7
2019	82.4	78.3
2020	82.4	77.6
2021	81.9	77.1
2022	82.1	77.3
2023	82.4	78.7
2024	82.6	79
2025	82.7	79.2

Ireland and Saudi Arabia population clocks and comparison

Population

Ireland

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	Population
	Ireland	Saudi Arabia
1960	2,828,600	2,435,403
1961	2,824,400	2,526,347
1962	2,836,050	2,620,910
1963	2,852,650	2,719,341
1964	2,866,550	2,821,968
1965	2,877,300	2,928,771
1966	2,888,800	3,039,887
1967	2,902,450	3,157,242
1968	2,915,550	3,282,711
1969	2,932,650	3,417,114
1970	2,957,250	3,562,470
1971	2,992,050	3,724,031
1972	3,036,850	3,905,722
1973	3,085,950	4,106,344
1974	3,137,500	4,323,632
1975	3,189,550	4,556,287
1976	3,238,050	4,807,933
1977	3,282,200	5,083,048
1978	3,329,100	5,381,902
1979	3,373,750	5,703,698
1980	3,412,800	6,047,997
1981	3,453,000	6,420,551
1982	3,485,800	6,824,486
1983	3,510,600	7,252,941
1984	3,532,423	7,697,307
1985	3,538,082	8,151,779
1986	3,539,690	8,628,639
1987	3,540,057	9,130,194
1988	3,524,949	9,629,165
1989	3,511,009	10,128,394
1990	3,513,974	10,640,691
1991	3,534,235	11,160,744
1992	3,558,430	11,686,676
1993	3,576,261	12,215,862
1994	3,590,386	12,750,040
1995	3,608,841	13,289,245
1996	3,637,510	13,831,009
1997	3,674,171	14,374,943
1998	3,712,696	14,922,185
1999	3,754,786	15,472,075
2000	3,805,174	16,177,722
2001	3,866,243	17,041,397
2002	3,931,947	17,910,910
2003	3,996,521	18,786,767
2004	4,070,262	19,669,480
2005	4,159,914	20,559,890
2006	4,273,591	21,459,144
2007	4,398,942	22,368,313
2008	4,489,544	23,287,877
2009	4,535,375	24,217,654
2010	4,560,155	23,978,487
2011	4,580,084	25,091,867
2012	4,599,533	26,168,861
2013	4,623,816	27,624,004
2014	4,657,740	28,309,273
2015	4,701,957	29,816,382
2016	4,762,722	30,954,198
2017	4,827,445	30,977,355
2018	4,898,022	30,196,281
2019	4,976,456	30,063,799
2020	5,039,747	31,552,510
2021	5,110,585	30,784,383
2022	5,212,836	32,175,224
2023	5,307,600	33,702,731
2024	5,380,257	35,300,280

Fertility rates in Ireland and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate

Ireland

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Ireland	Saudi Arabia
1960	3.78	7.63
1961	3.78	7.63
1962	3.92	7.64
1963	4.01	7.65
1964	4.07	7.67
1965	4.04	7.66
1966	3.94	7.66
1967	3.84	7.66
1968	3.77	7.63
1969	3.83	7.6
1970	3.85	7.58
1971	3.93	7.56
1972	3.84	7.54
1973	3.71	7.48
1974	3.59	7.43
1975	3.37	7.37
1976	3.29	7.33
1977	3.24	7.3
1978	3.21	7.26
1979	3.21	7.23
1980	3.21	7.15
1981	3.05	7.07
1982	2.94	6.98
1983	2.74	6.88
1984	2.58	6.78
1985	2.48	6.65
1986	2.44	6.52
1987	2.32	6.34
1988	2.17	6.15
1989	2.08	5.98
1990	2.11	5.8
1991	2.08	5.64
1992	1.99	5.49
1993	1.9	5.33
1994	1.85	5.16
1995	1.84	4.99
1996	1.88	4.81
1997	1.93	4.66
1998	1.94	4.52
1999	1.9	4.35
2000	1.89	4.21
2001	1.94	3.96
2002	1.97	3.71
2003	1.96	3.47
2004	1.93	3.26
2005	1.86	3.16
2006	1.91	3.18
2007	2.01	3.19
2008	2.06	3.07
2009	2.06	2.95
2010	2.05	2.81
2011	2.03	2.8
2012	1.98	2.78
2013	1.93	2.67
2014	1.89	2.68
2015	1.85	2.63
2016	1.81	2.65
2017	1.77	2.67
2018	1.75	2.67
2019	1.71	2.49
2020	1.63	2.27
2021	1.78	2.17
2022	1.54	2.14
2023	1.5	2.28

Ireland and Saudi Arabia demographics compared

Median age

Ireland

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Ireland	Saudi Arabia
1960	30.1	18.6
1961	29.8	18.5
1962	29.5	18.4
1963	29.2	18.2
1964	28.9	18
1965	28.6	17.9
1966	28.2	17.7
1967	28	17.6
1968	27.8	17.5
1969	27.6	17.4
1970	27.4	17.4
1971	27.1	17.4
1972	26.9	17.4
1973	26.7	17.5
1974	26.5	17.6
1975	26.5	17.7
1976	26.4	17.8
1977	26.5	17.9
1978	26.5	18
1979	26.5	18.1
1980	26.5	18.2
1981	26.6	18.3
1982	26.7	18.4
1983	26.9	18.5
1984	27.1	18.6
1985	27.3	18.7
1986	27.6	18.7
1987	27.9	18.8
1988	28.4	18.9
1989	28.8	19
1990	29.2	19
1991	29.6	19.2
1992	29.9	19.3
1993	30.2	19.4
1994	30.6	19.6
1995	30.9	19.7
1996	31.3	19.9
1997	31.6	20.2
1998	31.9	20.4
1999	32.2	20.7
2000	32.5	20.8
2001	32.7	20.7
2002	33	20.8
2003	33.2	21.1
2004	33.4	21.4
2005	33.4	21.9
2006	33.4	22.3
2007	33.4	22.8
2008	33.5	23.4
2009	33.9	23.9
2010	34.3	24.5
2011	34.8	25.2
2012	35.2	25.9
2013	35.6	26.6
2014	36	27.2
2015	36.4	27.9
2016	36.8	28.6
2017	37.1	29
2018	37.4	29.3
2019	37.8	29.3
2020	38.2	29.4
2021	38.6	29.5
2022	38.9	29.7
2023	39.4	30.2
2024	39.7	30.5

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