Fertility indicators

In 1971, Ireland's fertility indicators increased by 2.1% compared to 1970, reaching 3.93.

Ireland ranks 1st out of 18 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 0.3% (from 3.94 in 1966).

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