Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2024, Ireland's population change decreased by 8.1% compared to 2023, reaching 3.4.

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 40.4% (from 5.7 in 2019).

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