Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2004, Ireland's population change decreased by 1.3% compared to 2003, reaching 15.2.

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 5.6% (from 14.4 in 1999).

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