Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1990, Ireland's population change decreased by 2.2% compared to 1989, reaching 8.9.

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

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 5.3% (from 9.4 in 1985).

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