IE · 2021 · demo_fmonth

Live births (total) by month

Ireland, 2021

Live births (total) by month
60,553
Ireland, 2021
▲ 8.2% vs 2020 (55,959)
Analysis

In 2021, Ireland's live births (total) by month increased by 8.2% compared to 2020, reaching 60,553.

Ireland accounts for 1.5% of the EU-27 total of 4,088,494.

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 5.2% (from 63,841 in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
1.5%
EU-27: 4,088,494
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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