Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1979, Ireland's population change increased by 4.5% compared to 1978, reaching 11.5.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 3.9.

Ireland ranks 1st out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 6.5% (from 10.8 in 1974).

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