Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2019, Ireland's population change decreased by 4.8% compared to 2018, reaching 11.9.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 9.3.

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 17.4% (from 14.4 in 2014).

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