Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1998, Ireland's population change increased by 0.7% compared to 1997, reaching 14.5.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 10.3.

Ireland ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 5.1% (from 13.8 in 1993).

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