Ireland Fertility Rate 1960-2025
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.
- Ireland fertility rate for 2022 was 1.70, a 4.49% decline from 2021.
- Ireland fertility rate for 2021 was 1.78, a 9.2% increase from 2020.
- Ireland fertility rate for 2020 was 1.63, a 4.68% decline from 2019.
- Ireland fertility rate for 2019 was 1.71, a 2.29% decline from 2018.
Ireland Fertility Rate - Historical Data |
Year |
Births per Woman |
Annual % Change |
2022 |
1.70 |
-4.49% |
2021 |
1.78 |
9.20% |
2020 |
1.63 |
-4.68% |
2019 |
1.71 |
-2.29% |
2018 |
1.75 |
-1.13% |
2017 |
1.77 |
-2.21% |
2016 |
1.81 |
-2.16% |
2015 |
1.85 |
-2.12% |
2014 |
1.89 |
-2.07% |
2013 |
1.93 |
-2.53% |
2012 |
1.98 |
-2.46% |
2011 |
2.03 |
-0.98% |
2010 |
2.05 |
-0.49% |
2009 |
2.06 |
0.00% |
2008 |
2.06 |
2.49% |
2007 |
2.01 |
5.24% |
2006 |
1.91 |
2.69% |
2005 |
1.86 |
-3.63% |
2004 |
1.93 |
-1.53% |
2003 |
1.96 |
-0.51% |
2002 |
1.97 |
1.55% |
2001 |
1.94 |
2.65% |
2000 |
1.89 |
-0.53% |
1999 |
1.90 |
-2.06% |
1998 |
1.94 |
0.52% |
1997 |
1.93 |
2.66% |
1996 |
1.88 |
2.17% |
1995 |
1.84 |
-0.54% |
1994 |
1.85 |
-2.63% |
1993 |
1.90 |
-4.52% |
1992 |
1.99 |
-4.33% |
1991 |
2.08 |
-1.42% |
1990 |
2.11 |
1.44% |
1989 |
2.08 |
-4.15% |
1988 |
2.17 |
-6.47% |
1987 |
2.32 |
-4.92% |
1986 |
2.44 |
-1.61% |
1985 |
2.48 |
-3.88% |
1984 |
2.58 |
-5.84% |
1983 |
2.74 |
-6.80% |
1982 |
2.94 |
-3.61% |
1981 |
3.05 |
-4.98% |
1980 |
3.21 |
0.00% |
1979 |
3.21 |
0.00% |
1978 |
3.21 |
-0.93% |
1977 |
3.24 |
-1.52% |
1976 |
3.29 |
-2.37% |
1975 |
3.37 |
-6.13% |
1974 |
3.59 |
-3.23% |
1973 |
3.71 |
-3.39% |
1972 |
3.84 |
-2.29% |
1971 |
3.93 |
2.08% |
1970 |
3.85 |
0.52% |
1969 |
3.83 |
1.59% |
1968 |
3.77 |
-1.82% |
1967 |
3.84 |
-2.54% |
1966 |
3.94 |
-2.48% |
1965 |
4.04 |
-0.74% |
1964 |
4.07 |
1.50% |
1963 |
4.01 |
2.30% |
1962 |
3.92 |
3.70% |
1961 |
3.78 |
0.00% |
1960 |
3.78 |
0.00% |