Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1987, Ireland's population change decreased by 6.3% compared to 1986, reaching 8.9.

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

Ireland ranks 23rd 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 4.3% (from 9.3 in 1982).

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