Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2010, Ireland's population change decreased by 1.2% compared to 2009, reaching 16.5.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 10.4.

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 11.5% (from 14.8 in 2005).

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