Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2000, Ireland's population change increased by 0.0% compared to 1999, reaching 14.4.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 10.5.

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 6.7% (from 13.5 in 1995).

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