Ireland vs North Korea: Population, male (% of total population)
Ireland
49.5%
in 2025
North Korea
49.5%
in 2025
Ireland rank
121st
North Korea rank
119th
Population, male (% of total population) over time
- Ireland
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 49.5% against 49.5% in Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 121st and North Korea ranks 119th of 218 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.2% | 46.0% | 4.3% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 50.2% | 47.4% | 2.9% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 48.1% | 1.9% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 48.7% | 1.0% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 48.8% | 1.0% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 49.1% | 0.4% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 49.4% | 0.1% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Ireland or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 49.5% against 49.5% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Ireland and North Korea?
- 0.0%, with North Korea 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, male?
- Ireland ranks 121st and North Korea ranks 119th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% 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
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.