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