Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1979, Ireland's population change decreased by 2.0% compared to 1978, reaching 10.0.

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

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 9.9% (from 11.1 in 1974).

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