Crude death rate in Ireland
Ireland recorded 6.5 deaths per 1,000 people in 2025.
Ireland, 2025
6.5
Change from 2024
0per 1,000 people
European Union, 2025
10.7 per 1,000 peopleep (Source flag ep)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
10.4 per 1,000 people
Position in 2025
40th of 43
Crude death rate in Ireland over time
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Deaths per 1,000 people. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.5 per 1,000 people | 10.7 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2024 | 6.5 per 1,000 people | 10.7 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 6.6 per 1,000 people | 10.8 per 1,000 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 6.7 per 1,000 people | 11.5 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2021 | 6.7 per 1,000 people | 11.9 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2020 | 6.4 per 1,000 people | 11.6 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2019 | 6.2 per 1,000 people | 10.4 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2018 | 6.4 per 1,000 people | 10.5 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2017 | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 10.5 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 6.4 per 1,000 people | 10.2 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2015 | 6.4 per 1,000 people | 10.4 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2014 | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 9.9 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | 6.4 per 1,000 people | 10.0 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2012 | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 10.1 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 6.2 per 1,000 people | 9.8 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 6.1 per 1,000 people | 9.8 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 9.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2008 | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 9.8 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2007 | 6.4 per 1,000 people | 9.7 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2006 | 6.7 per 1,000 people | 9.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2005 | 6.8 per 1,000 people | 9.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2004 | 7.0 per 1,000 people | 9.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2003 | 7.3 per 1,000 people | 10.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2002 | 7.5 per 1,000 people | 10.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2001 | 7.8 per 1,000 people | 9.9 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) |
Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 6.4 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.1.
- Among the 43 countries with data for 2025, Ireland has the 40th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 10.7 per 1,000 people.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Crude birth rate
9.9 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at birth
83.1 years
2024 · Eurostat
Population on 1 January
5,440,278 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
5,440,278 people
2025 · Eurostat
Total fertility rate
1.47 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat
Population aged 65 and over
15.7%
2025 · Eurostat