Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2020, Ireland's population change decreased by 6.7% compared to 2019, reaching 11.1.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 9.1.

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 20.1% (from 13.9 in 2015).

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