Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2004, Ireland's population change decreased by 4.1% compared to 2003, reaching 7.0.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 9.7.

Ireland ranks 27th 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 19.5% (from 8.7 in 1999).

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