Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1999, Ireland's population change decreased by 0.7% compared to 1998, reaching 14.4.

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 7.5% (from 13.4 in 1994).

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