Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1983, Ireland's population change decreased by 5.9% compared to 1982, reaching 19.1.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 13.0.

Ireland ranks 3rd 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 9.5% (from 21.1 in 1978).

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