IE · 2018 · tps00199
Total fertility rate
Ireland, 2018
Total fertility rate
1.74
Ireland, 2018
▼ 1.1% vs 2017 (1.76)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's total fertility rate decreased by 1.1% compared to 2017, reaching 1.74.
Ireland accounts for 113.0% of the EU-27 total of 1.54.
Ireland ranks 4th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 9.8% (from 1.93 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00199, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
113.0%
EU-27: 1.54
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tps00199