IE · 2020 · tps00199
Total fertility rate
Ireland, 2020
Total fertility rate
1.60
Ireland, 2020
▼ 5.3% vs 2019 (1.69)
Analysis
In 2020, Ireland's total fertility rate decreased by 5.3% compared to 2019, reaching 1.60.
Ireland accounts for 106.0% of the EU-27 total of 1.51.
Ireland ranks 8th 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 13.5% (from 1.85 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00199, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
106.0%
EU-27: 1.51
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tps00199