Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1985, Ireland's population change increased by 3.3% compared to 1984, reaching 9.4.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 10.5.

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 4.1% (from 9.8 in 1980).

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