IE · 2017 · demo_find
Fertility indicators
Ireland, 2017
Fertility indicators
1.76
Ireland, 2017
▼ 2.8% vs 2016 (1.81)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's fertility indicators decreased by 2.8% compared to 2016, reaching 1.76.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 1.56.
Ireland ranks 4th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 11.1% (from 1.98 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_find, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
112.8%
EU-27: 1.56
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_find