Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2019, Ireland's population change decreased by 3.1% compared to 2018, reaching 6.2.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 10.4.

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 1.6% (from 6.3 in 2014).

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