Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1972, Ireland's population change increased by 5.6% compared to 1971, reaching 11.3.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 10.2.

Ireland ranks 7th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 4.6% (from 10.8 in 1967).

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