Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2012, Ireland's population change decreased by 8.0% compared to 2011, reaching 9.2.

Ireland ranks 1st out of 13 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 6.1% (from 9.8 in 2007).

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