Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1988, Ireland's population change increased by 1.1% compared to 1987, reaching 9.0.

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

Ireland ranks 22nd 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 9.4 in 1983).

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