El Salvador vs Ireland: Population by world region
El Salvador
5.07 million people
in 2100
Ireland
5.29 million people
in 2100
El Salvador rank
128th
Ireland rank
127th
Population by world region over time
- El Salvador
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 5.29 million people against 5.07 million people in El Salvador, a difference of 212,900 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
El Salvador ranks 128th and Ireland ranks 127th of 239 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 13 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.44 million people | 2.90 million people | 461,075 people | Ireland |
| 1960s | 3.17 million people | 2.87 million people | 296,903 people | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 4.07 million people | 3.16 million people | 914,791 people | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 4.87 million people | 3.50 million people | 1.37 million people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 5.71 million people | 3.62 million people | 2.09 million people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 6.00 million people | 4.15 million people | 1.85 million people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 6.16 million people | 4.71 million people | 1.45 million people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 6.35 million people | 5.26 million people | 1.09 million people | El Salvador |
| 2030s | 6.57 million people | 5.67 million people | 898,377 people | El Salvador |
| 2040s | 6.66 million people | 5.90 million people | 760,362 people | El Salvador |
| 2050s | 6.62 million people | 5.97 million people | 656,002 people | El Salvador |
| 2060s | 6.46 million people | 5.87 million people | 588,067 people | El Salvador |
| 2070s | 6.19 million people | 5.72 million people | 469,011 people | El Salvador |
| 2080s | 5.79 million people | 5.58 million people | 209,892 people | El Salvador |
| 2090s | 5.32 million people | 5.41 million people | 83,392 people | Ireland |
| 2100s | 5.07 million people | 5.29 million people | 212,900 people | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, El Salvador or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 5.29 million people against 5.07 million people in El Salvador as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between El Salvador and Ireland?
- 212,900 people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ireland?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do El Salvador and Ireland rank globally for population by world region?
- El Salvador ranks 128th and Ireland ranks 127th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.