Ireland (2025)
9.9
live births per 1000 inhabitants
unchanged YoY
YoY Change
unchanged
live births per 1000 inhabitants
Trend
neutral
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Ireland Crude Birth Rate (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year live births per 1000 inhabitants YoY Change
2025 9.9 unchanged
2024 9.9 -3.9%
2023 10.3 -1.0%
2022 10.4 -11.9%
2021 11.8 +6.3%
2020 11.1 -6.7%
2019 11.9 -4.8%
2018 12.5 -2.3%
2017 12.8 -4.5%
2016 13.4 -3.6%
2015 13.9 -3.5%
2014 14.4 -3.4%
2013 14.9 -4.5%
2012 15.6 -3.7%
2011 16.2 -1.8%
2010 16.5 -1.2%
2009 16.7 unchanged
2008 16.7 +3.1%
2007 16.2 +5.9%
2006 15.3 +3.4%

About this Dataset

Ireland recorded 9.9 live births per 1000 inhabitants in 2025. That is unchanged on the previous period. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from 9.9 in 2025 to 16.7 in 2008.

This page tracks the crude birth rate (live births per 1000 inhabitants) in Ireland from 2000 to present.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the crude birth rate (live births per 1000 inhabitants) in Ireland from 2000 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations).

The series peaked at 16.7 live births per 1000 inhabitants in 2008 and reached its lowest recorded value of 9.9 in 2025. The latest reading of 9.9 in 2025 is unchanged on the previous period.