Population structure indicators at national level

In 2004, Ireland's population structure indicators at national level decreased by 0.5% compared to 2003, reaching 18.4.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 26.8.

Ireland ranks 26th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 6.6% (from 19.7 in 1999).

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