Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1972, Ireland's population change increased by 0.0% compared to 1971, reaching 22.6.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 15.8.

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 7.1% (from 21.1 in 1967).

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