Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1987, Ireland's population change decreased by 5.2% compared to 1986, reaching 16.5.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 12.5.

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 18.7% (from 20.3 in 1982).

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