Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2021, Ireland's population change increased by 8.5% compared to 2020, reaching 5.1.

Ireland ranks 1st out of 9 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 27.1% (from 7.0 in 2016).

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