Ireland vs Namibia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Ireland
988,244 people
in 2023
Namibia
1.11 million people
in 2023
Ireland rank
122nd
Namibia rank
120th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Ireland
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.11 million people against 988,244 people in Ireland, a difference of 116,766 people.
That makes Namibia'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 Namibia ranks 120th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 7 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 851,971 people | 221,466 people | 630,505 people | Ireland |
| 1960s | 890,134 people | 282,335 people | 607,799 people | Ireland |
| 1970s | 979,371 people | 388,328 people | 591,043 people | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.02 million people | 503,886 people | 519,855 people | Ireland |
| 1990s | 886,373 people | 662,279 people | 224,094 people | Ireland |
| 2000s | 864,517 people | 770,264 people | 94,253 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 995,194 people | 864,451 people | 130,743 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 994,983 people | 1.06 million people | 67,810 people | Namibia |
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 Namibia?
- Namibia, at 1.11 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 Namibia?
- 116,766 people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Namibia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Namibia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Ireland ranks 122nd and Namibia ranks 120th 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.