Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2023, Ireland's population change decreased by 1.0% compared to 2022, reaching 10.3.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 8.2.

Ireland ranks 2nd 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 17.6% (from 12.5 in 2018).

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