Ireland Birth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Ireland birth rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Ireland in 2025 is 10.969 births per 1000 people, a 1.65% decline from 2024.
  • The birth rate for Ireland in 2024 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2025 Birth Rate
Israel 18.579
Panama 17.438
Argentina 15.845
Guam 15.771
Saudi Arabia 14.837
Oman 14.767
Seychelles 14.600
Antigua and Barbuda 13.856
Bahamas 13.333
New Caledonia 13.330
French Polynesia 13.196
Uruguay 13.038
Bahrain 12.109
Aruba 12.063
New Zealand 12.014
United States 11.994
Australia 11.792
Sweden 11.485
Chile 11.322
Iceland 11.301
Kuwait 11.236
Denmark 11.217
Trinidad and Tobago 11.109
Norway 11.101
United Kingdom 11.075
Ireland 10.969
France 10.809
Curacao 10.608
Barbados 10.522
Belgium 10.441
Hong Kong 10.387
Netherlands 10.154
Luxembourg 10.083
Canada 9.940
Switzerland 9.906
Austria 9.791
Channel Islands 9.713
UAE 9.691
Estonia 9.591
Macao 9.538
Malta 9.497
Lithuania 9.481
Latvia 9.374
Germany 9.271
Hungary 9.201
Cyprus 9.144
Poland 8.851
Slovenia 8.693
Finland 8.542
Qatar 8.539
Taiwan 8.334
Croatia 8.189
Singapore 8.105
Spain 7.743
Portugal 7.679
Italy 7.016
Japan 6.976
Puerto Rico 6.870
Greece 6.810
South Korea 6.717
Ireland - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2025 10.969 -1.650%
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%