What is annual birth rate and peak birth month in Ireland?

Annual birth rate and peak birth month in Ireland was 10.57 births per 1,000 people in 2022, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest annual birth rate and peak birth month recorded in Ireland?

The highest recorded value was 22.72 births per 1,000 people in 1972.

What is the lowest annual birth rate and peak birth month recorded in Ireland?

The lowest recorded value was 10.57 births per 1,000 people in 2022.

How does Ireland rank for annual birth rate and peak birth month?

Ireland ranks 11th out of 41 countries with data for 2022.

Is annual birth rate and peak birth month rising or falling in Ireland?

Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Ireland data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual birth rate and peak birth month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Annual birth rate and peak birth month in Ireland

Name: Annual birth rate and peak birth month in Ireland
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ireland: Annual birth rate and peak birth month was 10.57 births per 1,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

10.57 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 11.6%

World rank

11th

of 41 countries

All-time high

22.72 births per 1,000 people

in 1972

All-time low

10.57 births per 1,000 people

in 2022

Years of data

1950–2022

Annual birth rate and peak birth month in Ireland, 1950–2022

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual birth rate and peak birth month in Ireland is 10.57 births per 1,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual birth rate and peak birth month in Ireland peaked at 22.72 births per 1,000 people in 1972 and was at its lowest, 10.57 births per 1,000 people, in 2022.

That places Ireland 11th out of 41 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	21.34 births per 1,000 people	20.79 births per 1,000 people	21.93 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	21.65 births per 1,000 people	20.92 births per 1,000 people	22.47 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	21.82 births per 1,000 people	21.11 births per 1,000 people	22.72 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	18.25 births per 1,000 people	14.79 births per 1,000 people	21.79 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	14.28 births per 1,000 people	13.46 births per 1,000 people	15.11 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	15.66 births per 1,000 people	14.51 births per 1,000 people	16.87 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	14.27 births per 1,000 people	12 births per 1,000 people	16.52 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	11.23 births per 1,000 people	10.57 births per 1,000 people	11.96 births per 1,000 people	3

Countries ranked near Ireland

8 United States 10.72 births per 1,000 people compare
9 Estonia 10.64 births per 1,000 people compare
10 Czechia 10.61 births per 1,000 people compare
12 Slovakia 10.47 births per 1,000 people compare
13 United Kingdom 10.01 births per 1,000 people compare
14 Belarus 9.91 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

More population data for Ireland

World population growth -0.5% (2100)
Population density 76.73 people per km² (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 217,052 people (2100)
Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.47 births per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.47 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 124,730 people (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.47 births per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.6 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.59 children per women (2023)

All data for Ireland →

Frequently asked questions

What is annual birth rate and peak birth month in Ireland?: Annual birth rate and peak birth month in Ireland was 10.57 births per 1,000 people in 2022, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual birth rate and peak birth month recorded in Ireland?: The highest recorded value was 22.72 births per 1,000 people in 1972.
What is the lowest annual birth rate and peak birth month recorded in Ireland?: The lowest recorded value was 10.57 births per 1,000 people in 2022.
How does Ireland rank for annual birth rate and peak birth month?: Ireland ranks 11th out of 41 countries with data for 2022.
Is annual birth rate and peak birth month rising or falling in Ireland?: Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual birth rate and peak birth month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Annual birth rate and peak birth month
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 41 places, 3,818 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.