Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1978, Ireland's population change increased by 0.0% compared to 1977, reaching 10.2.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 10.4.

Ireland ranks 13th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 8.1% (from 11.1 in 1973).

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