Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2014, Ireland's population change decreased by 3.5% compared to 2013, reaching 8.2.

Ireland ranks 1st out of 15 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 21.2% (from 10.4 in 2009).

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