Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2016, Ireland's population change decreased by 3.6% compared to 2015, reaching 13.4.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 9.9.

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 17.3% (from 16.2 in 2011).

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