Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2002, Ireland's population change decreased by 3.8% compared to 2001, reaching 7.5.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 10.0.

Ireland ranks 26th 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 12.8% (from 8.6 in 1997).

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