Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1970, Ireland's population change increased by 1.4% compared to 1969, reaching 21.8.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 16.4.

Ireland ranks 1st out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 1.4% (from 22.1 in 1965).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_gind, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.