IE · 2018 · demo_find
Fertility indicators
Ireland, 2018
Fertility indicators
1.74
Ireland, 2018
▼ 1.1% vs 2017 (1.76)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's fertility indicators decreased by 1.1% compared to 2017, reaching 1.74.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 1.54.
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 9.8% (from 1.93 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_find, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
113.0%
EU-27: 1.54
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_find