Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1998, Ireland's population change decreased by 1.2% compared to 1997, reaching 8.5.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 10.1.

Ireland ranks 25th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 5.6% (from 9.0 in 1993).

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