{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ie-live-births","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-live-births","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-live-births/","title":"Ireland Crude Birth Rate (Live Births per 1,000) (2025)","description":"Ireland's Crude Birth Rate (Live Births per 1,000): 9.9 live births per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, unchanged YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_GIND), 2005–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","Eurostat","Ireland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Ireland","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"live births per 1,000 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Ireland Crude Birth Rate (Live Births per 1,000)","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":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Ireland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Ireland (2025)","value":"9.9","unit":"live births per 1,000 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"live births per 1,000 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Ireland Crude Birth Rate (Live Births per 1,000)"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"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 1,000 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 live births in Ireland expressed as the crude birth rate — live births per 1,000 inhabitants, not an absolute count. 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 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 16.7 live births per 1,000 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."}]}