Which has higher number of births, Ireland or Slovakia?

Ireland, at 53,268 births against 52,271 births in Slovakia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of births between Ireland and Slovakia?

997 births, with Ireland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Slovakia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Slovakia: Number of births

Ireland

53,268 births

in 2023

Slovakia

52,271 births

in 2023

Ireland rank

131st

Slovakia rank

132nd

Number of births over time

Ireland
Slovakia

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 53,268 births against 52,271 births in Slovakia, a difference of 997 births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.

Ireland ranks 131st and Slovakia ranks 132nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Slovakia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	64,294 births	97,780 births	33,486 births	Slovakia
1960s	61,928 births	82,822 births	20,894 births	Slovakia
1970s	68,286 births	94,261 births	25,975 births	Slovakia
1980s	63,966 births	88,801 births	24,836 births	Slovakia
1990s	51,288 births	66,371 births	15,082 births	Slovakia
2000s	64,009 births	54,353 births	9,656 births	Ireland
2010s	67,037 births	57,921 births	9,116 births	Ireland
2020s	55,766 births	54,617 births	1,149 births	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, Ireland or Slovakia?: Ireland, at 53,268 births against 52,271 births in Slovakia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births between Ireland and Slovakia?: 997 births, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Slovakia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Slovakia rank globally for number of births?: Ireland ranks 131st and Slovakia ranks 132nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of births
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.