Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2023, Ireland's population change decreased by 1.5% compared to 2022, reaching 6.6.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 10.8.

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 grown by 3.1% (from 6.4 in 2018).

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