IE · 2017 · tps00199
Total fertility rate
Ireland, 2017
Total fertility rate
1.76
Ireland, 2017
▼ 2.8% vs 2016 (1.81)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's total fertility rate decreased by 2.8% compared to 2016, reaching 1.76.
Ireland accounts for 112.8% of the EU-27 total of 1.56.
Ireland ranks 4th 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 · 2017
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
112.8%
EU-27: 1.56
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tps00199