Population structure indicators at national level

In 2021, Ireland's population structure indicators at national level increased by 1.1% compared to 2020, reaching 38.4.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 44.2.

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

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 5.2% (from 36.5 in 2016).

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