Fertility in Ireland, 2055

Ireland
2055
Total fertility rate: 1.60
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2055  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Ireland is projected at 1.60 children per woman in 2055 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 30-34 (117 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 32.7 years old. In total, 53,712 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.60
Births
53,712
Births per 1,000 people
9.0
Mean age of mothers
32.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
1.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
5,973,922
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.00.0%1
15-194.21.3%644
20-2425.17.9%3,981
25-2961.319.2%9,769
30-34116.636.6%19,137
35-3988.927.9%15,859
40-4420.36.4%3,921
45-492.00.6%399
50-540.00.0%1