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