Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1984, Ireland's population change decreased by 5.2% compared to 1983, reaching 18.1.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 12.9.

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 15.8% (from 21.5 in 1979).

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