Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2024, Ireland's population change decreased by 3.9% compared to 2023, reaching 9.9.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 7.9.

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 16.8% (from 11.9 in 2019).

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