Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1989, Ireland's population change decreased by 4.5% compared to 1988, reaching 14.8.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 12.3.

Ireland ranks 8th 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 18.2% (from 18.1 in 1984).

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