Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2011, Ireland's population change decreased by 1.8% compared to 2010, reaching 16.2.

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 5.9% (from 15.3 in 2006).

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