Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1981, Ireland's population change decreased by 3.7% compared to 1980, reaching 20.9.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 13.7.

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 0.0% (from 20.9 in 1976).

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