Crude birth rate in Ireland
The crude birth rate in Ireland was 10.0 per 1,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Ireland, 2024
10.0
Change from 2023
−0.3per 1,000 people
European Union, 2024
7.9 per 1,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
8.1 per 1,000 people
Position in 2024
156th of 217
Crude birth rate in Ireland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Births per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.0 per 1,000 people | 7.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2023 | 10.3 per 1,000 people | 8.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2022 | 10.4 per 1,000 people | 8.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 11.8 per 1,000 people | 9.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | 11.1 per 1,000 people | 9.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2019 | 11.9 per 1,000 people | 9.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2018 | 12.5 per 1,000 people | 9.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2017 | 12.8 per 1,000 people | 9.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2016 | 13.4 per 1,000 people | 9.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2015 | 13.9 per 1,000 people | 9.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2014 | 14.4 per 1,000 people | 9.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2013 | 14.9 per 1,000 people | 9.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2012 | 15.6 per 1,000 people | 10.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2011 | 16.2 per 1,000 people | 10.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2010 | 16.5 per 1,000 people | 10.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 16.7 per 1,000 people | 10.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2008 | 16.7 per 1,000 people | 10.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2007 | 16.2 per 1,000 people | 10.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2006 | 15.3 per 1,000 people | 10.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2005 | 14.8 per 1,000 people | 10.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2004 | 15.2 per 1,000 people | 10.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2003 | 15.4 per 1,000 people | 10.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2002 | 15.4 per 1,000 people | 10.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2001 | 15.0 per 1,000 people | 10.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2000 | 14.4 per 1,000 people | 10.5 per 1,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 from 10.3 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 14.4 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by −4.4.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Ireland has the 156th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 7.9 per 1,000 people.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Crude birth rate
9.9 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Fertility rate
1.47 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
5,440,278 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
5,440,278 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
6.5 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Total fertility rate
1.47 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat