Ireland vs Mongolia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Ireland
988,244 people
in 2023
Mongolia
1.12 million people
in 2023
Ireland rank
122nd
Mongolia rank
119th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Ireland
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 1.12 million people against 988,244 people in Ireland, a difference of 131,856 people.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 122nd and Mongolia ranks 119th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and Mongolia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 851,971 people | 297,761 people | 554,210 people | Ireland |
| 1960s | 890,134 people | 470,172 people | 419,962 people | Ireland |
| 1970s | 979,371 people | 665,508 people | 313,864 people | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.02 million people | 808,878 people | 214,863 people | Ireland |
| 1990s | 886,373 people | 901,883 people | 15,510 people | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 864,517 people | 786,210 people | 78,308 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 995,194 people | 876,678 people | 118,517 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 994,983 people | 1.10 million people | 107,835 people | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Ireland or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 1.12 million people against 988,244 people in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Ireland and Mongolia?
- 131,856 people, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Mongolia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Mongolia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Ireland ranks 122nd and Mongolia ranks 119th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.