Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2022, Ireland's population change increased by 0.0% compared to 2021, reaching 6.7.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 11.5.

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 grown by 6.3% (from 6.3 in 2017).

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