IE · 2022 · tps00199

Total fertility rate

Ireland, 2022

Total fertility rate
1.51
Ireland, 2022
▼ 12.2% vs 2021 (1.72)
Analysis

In 2022, Ireland's total fertility rate decreased by 12.2% compared to 2021, reaching 1.51.

Ireland accounts for 103.4% of the EU-27 total of 1.46.

Ireland ranks 12th 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 14.2% (from 1.76 in 2017).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00199, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
103.4%
EU-27: 1.46
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024