Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2024, Ireland's population change decreased by 1.5% compared to 2023, reaching 6.5.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 10.7.

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 grown by 4.8% (from 6.2 in 2019).

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