Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2017, Ireland's population change decreased by 4.5% compared to 2016, reaching 12.8.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 9.7.

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 17.9% (from 15.6 in 2012).

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