IE · 2016 · demo_fmonth

Live births (total) by month

Ireland, 2016

Live births (total) by month
63,841
Ireland, 2016
▼ 2.6% vs 2015 (65,536)
Analysis

In 2016, Ireland's live births (total) by month decreased by 2.6% compared to 2015, reaching 63,841.

Ireland accounts for 1.5% of the EU-27 total of 4,378,440.

Ireland ranks 16th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 13.8% (from 74,033 in 2011).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
1.5%
EU-27: 4,378,440
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