Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2010, Ireland's population change decreased by 3.2% compared to 2009, reaching 6.1.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 9.8.

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 10.3% (from 6.8 in 2005).

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