IE · 2021 · demo_find

Fertility indicators

Ireland, 2021

Fertility indicators
1.72
Ireland, 2021
▲ 7.5% vs 2020 (1.60)
Analysis

In 2021, Ireland's fertility indicators increased by 7.5% compared to 2020, reaching 1.72.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 1.53.

Ireland ranks 5th 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 5.0% (from 1.81 in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
112.4%
EU-27: 1.53
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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