Ireland vs Liberia: Has the population peaked?

Ireland
5.20 million people
in 2023
Liberia
5.49 million people
in 2023
Ireland rank
122nd
Liberia rank
120th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Ireland
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 5.49 million people against 5.20 million people in Ireland, a difference of 296,410 people.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 122nd and Liberia ranks 120th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 7 and Liberia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Liberia Difference Ahead
1950s 2.90 million people 1.01 million people 1.89 million people Ireland
1960s 2.87 million people 1.28 million people 1.59 million people Ireland
1970s 3.16 million people 1.66 million people 1.50 million people Ireland
1980s 3.50 million people 2.21 million people 1.29 million people Ireland
1990s 3.62 million people 2.29 million people 1.33 million people Ireland
2000s 4.15 million people 3.35 million people 795,076 people Ireland
2010s 4.71 million people 4.59 million people 115,396 people Ireland
2020s 5.08 million people 5.32 million people 239,365 people Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Ireland or Liberia?
Liberia, at 5.49 million people against 5.20 million people in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Ireland and Liberia?
296,410 people, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Liberia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Liberia rank globally for has the population peaked??
Ireland ranks 122nd and Liberia ranks 120th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
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

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.