IE · 2017 · demo_fmonth
Live births (total) by month
Ireland, 2017
Live births (total) by month
61,824
Ireland, 2017
▼ 3.2% vs 2016 (63,841)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's live births (total) by month decreased by 3.2% compared to 2016, reaching 61,824.
Ireland accounts for 1.4% of the EU-27 total of 4,327,777.
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 13.7% (from 71,674 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_fmonth, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
1.4%
EU-27: 4,327,777
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_fmonth