Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2013, Ireland's population change decreased by 7.6% compared to 2012, reaching 8.5.

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 18.3% (from 10.4 in 2008).

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