Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1984, Ireland's population change decreased by 3.2% compared to 1983, reaching 9.1.

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

Ireland ranks 21st out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 9.0% (from 10.0 in 1979).

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