IE · 2019 · tps00199
Total fertility rate
Ireland, 2019
Total fertility rate
1.69
Ireland, 2019
▼ 2.9% vs 2018 (1.74)
Analysis
In 2019, Ireland's total fertility rate decreased by 2.9% compared to 2018, reaching 1.69.
Ireland accounts for 110.5% of the EU-27 total of 1.53.
Ireland ranks 7th 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 10.6% (from 1.89 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00199, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
110.5%
EU-27: 1.53
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tps00199