Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2018, Ireland's population change decreased by 2.3% compared to 2017, reaching 12.5.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 9.5.

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 16.1% (from 14.9 in 2013).

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