Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2021, Ireland's population change increased by 6.3% compared to 2020, reaching 11.8.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 9.2.

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 11.9% (from 13.4 in 2016).

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