Birth seasonality in Ireland
Ireland: Birth seasonality was 27.42 births per million people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Birth seasonality in Ireland, 1978–2022
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 27.42 births per million people for birth seasonality in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.2% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth seasonality in Ireland peaked at 56.94 births per million people in 1980 and was at its lowest, 27.42 births per million people, in 2022.
That places Ireland 10th out of 40 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.15 births per million people | 55.91 births per million people | 56.39 births per million people | 2 |
| 1980s | 46.68 births per million people | 38.39 births per million people | 56.94 births per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.93 births per million people | 33.28 births per million people | 39.34 births per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.37 births per million people | 37.48 births per million people | 45.8 births per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8 births per million people | 30.93 births per million people | 45.17 births per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.73 births per million people | 27.42 births per million people | 33.12 births per million people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 7 Ukraine 28.56 births per million people compare
- 8 United States 28.43 births per million people compare
- 9 Iceland 27.8 births per million people compare
- 11 Slovakia 27.26 births per million people compare
- 12 Czechia 26.39 births per million people compare
- 13 Estonia 26.25 births per million people compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth seasonality in Ireland?
- Birth seasonality in Ireland was 27.42 births per million people in 2022, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth seasonality recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 56.94 births per million people in 1980.
- What is the lowest birth seasonality recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.42 births per million people in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for birth seasonality?
- Ireland ranks 10th out of 40 countries with data for 2022.
- Is birth seasonality rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. 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 Birth seasonality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.