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)
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