In 2022, Ireland's birth rate was 10.2 per 1,000 population. Tallaght, Enniscorthy, and Fingal had the highest birth rates, while Glenties and Galway city reported the lowest. The total births numbered 54,483, with Dublin's north inner city accounting for the most at 701. A rise in Local Electoral Areas (LEAs) experiencing more deaths than births reached 15 in 2022, compared to three on average from 2019 to 2021. Belmullet had the highest death rate and negative natural increase rate at -2.9.
The Central Statistics Office reported that Ireland's national birth rate in 2022 was 10.2 per 1,000 population, with significant regional variation.
Tallaght, Enniscorthy, and Fingal recorded the highest birth rates at 13.7, 13.3, and 13.2 per 1,000 people respectively, while Glenties had the lowest at 7.4.
For the first time, the number of Local Electoral Areas (LEAs) recording more deaths than births rose to 15 in 2022, up from an average of three.
Belmullet, Co Mayo, had the highest crude death rate in 2022 at 11.5 per 1,000 people and reported -2.9 for natural increase, reflecting demographic decline.
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