Crude birth rate per 1,000 people fell 3.50% to 11.9 births in Ireland in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, crude birth rate per 1,000 people in Ireland reached an all time high of 22.6 births in 1972 and an all time low of 11.2 births in 2020. When compared to Ireland's main peers, crude birth rate per 1,000 people in Canada amounted to 8.92 births, 10.0 births in France, 11.6 births in Iceland and 9.78 births in United Kingdom in 2022.
Ireland has been ranked 108th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of crude birth rate per 1,000 people, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Crude Birth Rate (Per 1,000 People) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Australia | births | 8.85 | 8.81 | 8.77 | 8.73 | 8.69 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | births | 8.34 | 8.29 | 8.24 | 8.19 | 8.14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | births | 7.79 | 7.77 | 7.75 | 7.73 | 7.71 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | births | 8.84 | 8.75 | 8.65 | 8.56 | 8.47 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | births | 8.78 | 8.69 | 8.60 | 8.51 | 8.42 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | births | 5.49 | 5.44 | 5.40 | 5.35 | 5.31 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | births | 8.82 | 8.73 | 8.64 | 8.54 | 8.45 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | births | 9.48 | 9.43 | 9.39 | 9.34 | 9.30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | births | 6.53 | 6.50 | 6.46 | 6.42 | 6.39 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | births | 8.54 | 8.34 | 8.14 | 7.94 | 7.73 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | births | 8.95 | 8.89 | 8.83 | 8.77 | 8.71 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | births | 6.55 | 6.51 | 6.46 | 6.42 | 6.38 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | births | 9.05 | 9.04 | 9.03 | 9.02 | 9.01 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | births | 9.56 | 9.49 | 9.41 | 9.34 | 9.27 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | births | 8.38 | 8.35 | 8.31 | 8.28 | 8.25 |
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