Ireland Birth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of the Ireland birth rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Ireland in 2024 is 11.153 births per 1000 people, a 1.62% decline from 2023.
  • The birth rate for Ireland in 2023 was 11.337 births per 1000 people, a 2.9% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for Ireland in 2022 was 11.675 births per 1000 people, a 2.81% decline from 2021.
  • The birth rate for Ireland in 2021 was 12.013 births per 1000 people, a 2.74% decline from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2024 Birth Rate
Israel 18.768
Panama 17.661
Argentina 16.009
Guam 15.929
Oman 15.292
Saudi Arabia 15.268
Seychelles 14.812
Antigua and Barbuda 14.060
Bahamas 13.436
New Caledonia 13.432
French Polynesia 13.389
Uruguay 13.156
Bahrain 12.293
New Zealand 12.109
Aruba 12.018
United States 12.009
Australia 11.939
Sweden 11.609
Chile 11.487
Iceland 11.414
Trinidad and Tobago 11.293
Kuwait 11.289
Denmark 11.183
United Kingdom 11.171
Ireland 11.153
Norway 11.126
France 10.862
Curacao 10.617
Hong Kong 10.591
Barbados 10.540
Belgium 10.516
Netherlands 10.168
Luxembourg 10.158
Canada 10.006
Switzerland 9.994
Austria 9.868
Macao 9.852
UAE 9.810
Channel Islands 9.759
Estonia 9.745
Lithuania 9.659
Malta 9.601
Latvia 9.582
Germany 9.322
Cyprus 9.282
Hungary 9.240
Poland 9.002
Slovenia 8.813
Qatar 8.685
Finland 8.562
Taiwan 8.360
Croatia 8.253
Singapore 8.220
Spain 7.816
Portugal 7.672
Italy 7.026
Japan 6.995
Greece 6.870
South Korea 6.743
Puerto Rico 6.712
Ireland - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2024 11.153 -1.620%
2023 11.337 -2.900%
2022 11.675 -2.810%
2021 12.013 -2.740%
2020 12.352 -2.660%
2019 12.690 -2.590%
2018 13.028 -3.460%
2017 13.495 -3.340%
2016 13.962 -3.230%
2015 14.428 -3.140%
2014 14.895 -3.040%
2013 15.362 -1.150%
2012 15.540 -1.130%
2011 15.717 -1.120%
2010 15.895 -1.100%
2009 16.072 -1.100%
2008 16.250 1.350%
2007 16.033 1.380%
2006 15.815 1.390%
2005 15.598 1.420%
2004 15.380 1.430%
2003 15.163 1.380%
2002 14.957 1.400%
2001 14.751 1.420%
2000 14.545 1.440%
1999 14.339 1.460%
1998 14.133 0.130%
1997 14.114 0.130%
1996 14.096 0.130%
1995 14.077 0.130%
1994 14.059 0.140%
1993 14.040 -2.890%
1992 14.458 -2.800%
1991 14.875 -2.730%
1990 15.293 -2.650%
1989 15.710 -2.590%
1988 16.128 -4.750%
1987 16.932 -4.540%
1986 17.737 -4.340%
1985 18.541 -4.160%
1984 19.346 -3.990%
1983 20.150 -1.970%
1982 20.555 -1.930%
1981 20.960 -1.900%
1980 21.366 -1.860%
1979 21.771 -1.830%
1978 22.176 -0.910%
1977 22.380 -0.910%
1976 22.585 -0.900%
1975 22.789 -0.890%
1974 22.994 -0.880%
1973 23.198 1.560%
1972 22.842 1.580%
1971 22.487 1.610%
1970 22.131 1.630%
1969 21.776 1.660%
1968 21.420 -0.260%
1967 21.475 -0.260%
1966 21.530 -0.250%
1965 21.585 -0.250%
1964 21.640 -0.250%
1963 21.695 0.730%
1962 21.538 0.730%
1961 21.381 0.730%
1960 21.225 0.750%
1959 21.068 0.750%
1958 20.911 -0.910%
1957 21.102 -0.900%
1956 21.293 -0.880%
1955 21.483 -0.880%
1954 21.674 -0.870%
1953 21.865 -0.870%
1952 22.056 -0.860%
1951 22.247 -0.850%
1950 22.437 0.000%