IE · 2021 · tps00199
Total fertility rate
Ireland, 2021
Total fertility rate
1.72
Ireland, 2021
▲ 7.5% vs 2020 (1.60)
Analysis
In 2021, Ireland's total fertility rate increased by 7.5% compared to 2020, reaching 1.72.
Ireland accounts for 112.4% of the EU-27 total of 1.53.
Ireland ranks 6th 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 5.0% (from 1.81 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00199, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
112.4%
EU-27: 1.53
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tps00199