The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 5,380,257 people in Ireland in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,405,773,318 people compared to 5,474,763 in Ireland.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 256.8 times bigger than Ireland's.
- China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Ireland is the 121st.
- The countries together account for 17.1% of the world: 17% for China vs 0.07% for Ireland.
- For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +1.39% in Ireland.
- Since 2005, the population of China has increased from 1.3B people to 1.41B (7.83% growth), while Ireland has grown from 4.16M to 5.47M (31.6% growth).
- Ireland is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 6.12M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 629M people by 2100.
China vs Ireland: live population counter
China
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Ireland
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1405773318
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5474763
|
| Population rank | 2/197 | 121/197 |
| Percent of world population | 17% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
18.2 seconds
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7.23 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.5 seconds
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9.61 minutes
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| One death every |
2.84 seconds
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15 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.65 minutes
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13.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -318,992 | +39,059 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4,753 | +199 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,735,000 | +72,657 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.12% | +1.37% |
| Population growth rate rank | 173/197 | 78/197 |
China and Ireland: population history and growth rate by year chart
China
Population
Growth rate
Ireland
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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China
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Ireland
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China
|
Ireland
|
|
| 1960 | 667,070,000 | 2,828,600 | - | - |
| 1961 | 660,330,000 | 2,824,400 | -1.01% | -0.15% |
| 1962 | 665,770,000 | 2,836,050 | 0.82% | 0.41% |
| 1963 | 682,335,000 | 2,852,650 | 2.49% | 0.59% |
| 1964 | 698,355,000 | 2,866,550 | 2.35% | 0.49% |
| 1965 | 715,185,000 | 2,877,300 | 2.41% | 0.38% |
| 1966 | 735,400,000 | 2,888,800 | 2.83% | 0.4% |
| 1967 | 754,550,000 | 2,902,450 | 2.6% | 0.47% |
| 1968 | 774,510,000 | 2,915,550 | 2.65% | 0.45% |
| 1969 | 796,025,000 | 2,932,650 | 2.78% | 0.59% |
| 1970 | 818,315,000 | 2,957,250 | 2.8% | 0.84% |
| 1971 | 841,105,000 | 2,992,050 | 2.78% | 1.18% |
| 1972 | 862,030,000 | 3,036,850 | 2.49% | 1.5% |
| 1973 | 881,940,000 | 3,085,950 | 2.31% | 1.62% |
| 1974 | 900,350,000 | 3,137,500 | 2.09% | 1.67% |
| 1975 | 916,395,000 | 3,189,550 | 1.78% | 1.66% |
| 1976 | 930,685,000 | 3,238,050 | 1.56% | 1.52% |
| 1977 | 943,455,000 | 3,282,200 | 1.37% | 1.36% |
| 1978 | 956,165,000 | 3,329,100 | 1.35% | 1.43% |
| 1979 | 969,005,000 | 3,373,750 | 1.34% | 1.34% |
| 1980 | 981,235,000 | 3,412,800 | 1.26% | 1.16% |
| 1981 | 993,885,000 | 3,453,000 | 1.29% | 1.18% |
| 1982 | 1,008,630,000 | 3,485,800 | 1.48% | 0.95% |
| 1983 | 1,023,310,000 | 3,510,600 | 1.46% | 0.71% |
| 1984 | 1,036,825,000 | 3,532,423 | 1.32% | 0.62% |
| 1985 | 1,051,040,000 | 3,538,082 | 1.37% | 0.16% |
| 1986 | 1,066,790,000 | 3,539,690 | 1.5% | 0.05% |
| 1987 | 1,084,035,000 | 3,540,057 | 1.62% | 0.01% |
| 1988 | 1,101,630,000 | 3,524,949 | 1.62% | -0.43% |
| 1989 | 1,118,650,000 | 3,511,009 | 1.54% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1,135,185,000 | 3,513,974 | 1.48% | 0.08% |
| 1991 | 1,150,780,000 | 3,534,235 | 1.37% | 0.58% |
| 1992 | 1,164,970,000 | 3,558,430 | 1.23% | 0.68% |
| 1993 | 1,178,440,000 | 3,576,261 | 1.16% | 0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,191,835,000 | 3,590,386 | 1.14% | 0.39% |
| 1995 | 1,204,855,000 | 3,608,841 | 1.09% | 0.51% |
| 1996 | 1,217,550,000 | 3,637,510 | 1.05% | 0.79% |
| 1997 | 1,230,075,000 | 3,674,171 | 1.03% | 1.01% |
| 1998 | 1,241,935,000 | 3,712,696 | 0.96% | 1.05% |
| 1999 | 1,252,735,000 | 3,754,786 | 0.87% | 1.13% |
| 2000 | 1,262,645,000 | 3,805,174 | 0.79% | 1.34% |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 | 3,866,243 | 0.73% | 1.6% |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 | 3,931,947 | 0.67% | 1.7% |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 | 3,996,521 | 0.62% | 1.64% |
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 | 4,070,262 | 0.6% | 1.85% |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 | 4,159,914 | 0.59% | 2.2% |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 | 4,273,591 | 0.56% | 2.73% |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 | 4,398,942 | 0.52% | 2.93% |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 | 4,489,544 | 0.51% | 2.06% |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 | 4,535,375 | 0.5% | 1.02% |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 | 4,560,155 | 0.48% | 0.55% |
| 2011 | 1,345,035,000 | 4,580,084 | 0.55% | 0.44% |
| 2012 | 1,354,190,000 | 4,599,533 | 0.68% | 0.42% |
| 2013 | 1,363,240,000 | 4,623,816 | 0.67% | 0.53% |
| 2014 | 1,371,860,000 | 4,657,740 | 0.63% | 0.73% |
| 2015 | 1,379,860,000 | 4,701,957 | 0.58% | 0.95% |
| 2016 | 1,387,790,000 | 4,762,722 | 0.57% | 1.29% |
| 2017 | 1,396,215,000 | 4,827,445 | 0.61% | 1.36% |
| 2018 | 1,402,760,000 | 4,898,022 | 0.47% | 1.46% |
| 2019 | 1,407,745,000 | 4,976,456 | 0.36% | 1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,411,100,000 | 5,039,747 | 0.24% | 1.27% |
| 2021 | 1,412,360,000 | 5,110,585 | 0.09% | 1.41% |
| 2022 | 1,412,175,000 | 5,212,836 | -0.01% | 2% |
| 2023 | 1,410,710,000 | 5,307,600 | -0.1% | 1.82% |
| 2024 | 1,408,975,000 | 5,380,257 | -0.12% | 1.37% |
| 2025 | 1,405,773,318 | 5,434,538 | -0.23% | 1.01% |
| 2026 | 1,402,614,510 | 5,484,615 | -0.22% | 0.92% |
| 2027 | 1,399,403,406 | 5,531,657 | -0.23% | 0.86% |
| 2028 | 1,395,886,569 | 5,576,425 | -0.25% | 0.81% |
| 2029 | 1,392,060,666 | 5,618,258 | -0.27% | 0.75% |
| 2030 | 1,387,961,846 | 5,656,768 | -0.29% | 0.69% |
| 2031 | 1,383,588,794 | 5,693,185 | -0.32% | 0.64% |
| 2032 | 1,378,934,346 | 5,728,435 | -0.34% | 0.62% |
| 2033 | 1,374,007,012 | 5,761,833 | -0.36% | 0.58% |
| 2034 | 1,368,825,481 | 5,793,145 | -0.38% | 0.54% |
| 2035 | 1,363,415,793 | 5,822,398 | -0.4% | 0.5% |
| 2036 | 1,357,772,486 | 5,850,388 | -0.41% | 0.48% |
| 2037 | 1,351,902,859 | 5,878,309 | -0.43% | 0.48% |
| 2038 | 1,345,840,038 | 5,905,728 | -0.45% | 0.47% |
| 2039 | 1,339,558,174 | 5,931,438 | -0.47% | 0.44% |
| 2040 | 1,333,028,062 | 5,956,212 | -0.49% | 0.42% |
| 2041 | 1,326,251,398 | 5,980,704 | -0.51% | 0.41% |
| 2042 | 1,319,222,019 | 6,002,968 | -0.53% | 0.37% |
| 2043 | 1,311,956,934 | 6,022,662 | -0.55% | 0.33% |
| 2044 | 1,304,437,340 | 6,041,053 | -0.57% | 0.31% |
| 2045 | 1,296,592,737 | 6,057,952 | -0.6% | 0.28% |
| 2046 | 1,288,357,014 | 6,072,174 | -0.64% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 1,279,723,262 | 6,084,484 | -0.67% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 1,270,661,954 | 6,096,077 | -0.71% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 1,261,120,581 | 6,105,740 | -0.75% | 0.16% |
| 2050 | 1,251,102,086 | 6,112,322 | -0.79% | 0.11% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of China increased by 76,140,000 people (a 5.84% growth), while Ireland gained 542,043 people (a 13% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, China gained 25,913,318 (a 1.88% growth), while Ireland's population increased by 772,806 (a 16.4% growth).
China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2005 and is 2nd in 2025. Ireland was ranked 121st in 2005 and still ranked 121st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) China's population will shrink by 11% to 1,251,102,086 people and will still be ranked 2nd. The population of Ireland will increase by 11.6% to 6,112,322 people and rank change from 121st to 120th.
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Population differences between China and Ireland
|
China
|
Ireland
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.4 years | 82.7 years |
| Average age | 40.5 years | 39.4 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 39.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 49.5:50.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman |
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 202.3 ppl/mi² |
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