Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1971, Ireland's population change increased by 14.4% compared to 1970, reaching 11.9.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 5.8.

Ireland ranks 1st out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 26.6% (from 9.4 in 1966).

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