Fertility rate in Ireland
The fertility rate in Ireland was 1.47 births per woman in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Ireland, 2024
1.47
Change from 2023
−2.0%
European Union, 2024
1.34 births per woman
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
1.38 births per woman
Position in 2024
158th of 217
Fertility 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 woman. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.47 births per woman | 1.34 births per woman |
| 2023 | 1.50 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman |
| 2022 | 1.51 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman |
| 2021 | 1.72 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman |
| 2020 | 1.60 births per woman | 1.50 births per woman |
| 2019 | 1.69 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman |
| 2018 | 1.74 births per woman | 1.55 births per woman |
| 2017 | 1.76 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| 2016 | 1.81 births per woman | 1.57 births per woman |
| 2015 | 1.85 births per woman | 1.54 births per woman |
| 2014 | 1.89 births per woman | 1.54 births per woman |
| 2013 | 1.93 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman |
| 2012 | 1.98 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman |
| 2011 | 2.03 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman |
| 2010 | 2.05 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| 2009 | 2.06 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| 2008 | 2.06 births per woman | 1.57 births per woman |
| 2007 | 2.01 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman |
| 2006 | 1.91 births per woman | 1.49 births per woman |
| 2005 | 1.86 births per woman | 1.47 births per woman |
| 2004 | 1.93 births per woman | 1.46 births per woman |
| 2003 | 1.96 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman |
| 2002 | 1.97 births per woman | 1.42 births per woman |
| 2001 | 1.94 births per woman | 1.42 births per woman |
| 2000 | 1.89 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.0% from 1.50 births per woman in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1.89 births per woman, the figure has changed by −22.2%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Ireland has the 158th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 1.34 births per woman.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Total fertility rate
1.47 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
10.0 per 1,000 people
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 birth rate
9.9 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
6.5 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat