Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2002, Ireland's population change increased by 2.7% compared to 2001, reaching 15.4.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 10.1.

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 6.9% (from 14.4 in 1997).

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