Ireland vs North Korea: Population, female (% of total population)
Ireland
50.5%
in 2025
North Korea
50.5%
in 2025
Ireland rank
98th
North Korea rank
100th
Population, female (% of total population) over time
- Ireland
- North Korea
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 50.5% against 50.5% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.
Ireland ranks 98th and North Korea ranks 100th of 218 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.8% | 54.0% | 4.3% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 49.8% | 52.6% | 2.9% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 51.9% | 1.9% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 50.3% | 51.3% | 1.0% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 51.2% | 1.0% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 50.9% | 0.4% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 50.6% | 0.1% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Ireland or North Korea?
- Ireland, at 50.5% against 50.5% in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Ireland and North Korea?
- 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and North Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and North Korea rank globally for population, female?
- Ireland ranks 98th and North Korea ranks 100th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.