Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2022, Ireland's population change decreased by 27.5% compared to 2021, reaching 3.7.

Ireland ranks 1st out of 6 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 43.1% (from 6.5 in 2017).

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