Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1978, Ireland's population change increased by 0.5% compared to 1977, reaching 21.1.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 14.3.

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 fallen by 5.4% (from 22.3 in 1973).

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