Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2015, Ireland's population change decreased by 3.5% compared to 2014, reaching 13.9.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 9.8.

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 fallen by 15.8% (from 16.5 in 2010).

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