Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2001, Ireland's population change increased by 4.2% compared to 2000, reaching 15.0.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 10.2.

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 7.9% (from 13.9 in 1996).

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