{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ie-crude-birth-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-crude-birth-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-crude-birth-rate/","title":"Ireland Crude Birth Rate (2025)","description":"Ireland's Crude Birth Rate: 9.9 live births per 1000 inhabitants in 2025, unchanged YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_GIND), 2000–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","Eurostat","Ireland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Ireland","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"live births per 1000 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Ireland Crude Birth Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_GIND/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Ireland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Ireland (2025)","value":"9.9","unit":"live births per 1000 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"live births per 1000 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Ireland Crude Birth Rate"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":14.4},{"period":"2001","value":15},{"period":"2002","value":15.4},{"period":"2003","value":15.4},{"period":"2004","value":15.2},{"period":"2005","value":14.8},{"period":"2006","value":15.3},{"period":"2007","value":16.2},{"period":"2008","value":16.7},{"period":"2009","value":16.7},{"period":"2010","value":16.5},{"period":"2011","value":16.2},{"period":"2012","value":15.6},{"period":"2013","value":14.9},{"period":"2014","value":14.4},{"period":"2015","value":13.9},{"period":"2016","value":13.4},{"period":"2017","value":12.8},{"period":"2018","value":12.5},{"period":"2019","value":11.9},{"period":"2020","value":11.1},{"period":"2021","value":11.8},{"period":"2022","value":10.4},{"period":"2023","value":10.3},{"period":"2024","value":9.9},{"period":"2025","value":9.9}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"live births per 1000 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"9.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2024","value":"9.9","yoyChange":"-3.9%"},{"year":"2023","value":"10.3","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2022","value":"10.4","yoyChange":"-11.9%"},{"year":"2021","value":"11.8","yoyChange":"+6.3%"},{"year":"2020","value":"11.1","yoyChange":"-6.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"11.9","yoyChange":"-4.8%"},{"year":"2018","value":"12.5","yoyChange":"-2.3%"},{"year":"2017","value":"12.8","yoyChange":"-4.5%"},{"year":"2016","value":"13.4","yoyChange":"-3.6%"},{"year":"2015","value":"13.9","yoyChange":"-3.5%"},{"year":"2014","value":"14.4","yoyChange":"-3.4%"},{"year":"2013","value":"14.9","yoyChange":"-4.5%"},{"year":"2012","value":"15.6","yoyChange":"-3.7%"},{"year":"2011","value":"16.2","yoyChange":"-1.8%"},{"year":"2010","value":"16.5","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2009","value":"16.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2008","value":"16.7","yoyChange":"+3.1%"},{"year":"2007","value":"16.2","yoyChange":"+5.9%"},{"year":"2006","value":"15.3","yoyChange":"+3.4%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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."}]}