Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1971, Ireland's population change increased by 3.7% compared to 1970, reaching 22.6.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 16.3.

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 grown by 5.1% (from 21.5 in 1966).

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