Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1981, Ireland's population change decreased by 3.1% compared to 1980, reaching 9.5.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 10.3.

Ireland ranks 19th 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 9.5% (from 10.5 in 1976).

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