IE · 2016 · tps00199
Total fertility rate
Ireland, 2016
Total fertility rate
1.81
Ireland, 2016
▼ 2.2% vs 2015 (1.85)
Analysis
In 2016, Ireland's total fertility rate decreased by 2.2% compared to 2015, reaching 1.81.
Ireland accounts for 115.3% of the EU-27 total of 1.57.
Ireland ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00199, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
115.3%
EU-27: 1.57
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tps00199