The demographic transition in Sweden in Ireland

Ireland: The demographic transition in Sweden was 16.53 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
16.53 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
19th
of 56 countries
All-time high
28.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
in 1871
All-time low
13.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
in 1995
Years of data
146
1864–2010

The demographic transition in Sweden in Ireland, 1864–2010

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Source: Mitchell (2013) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 (in the entire population).

Analysis

Ireland recorded 16.53 per 1,000 (in the entire population) for the demographic transition in sweden in 2010.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, the demographic transition in sweden in Ireland peaked at 28.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 1871 and was at its lowest, 13.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population), in 1995.

That places Ireland 19th out of 56 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 146 years of available data.

The demographic transition in Sweden in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for The demographic transition in Sweden in Ireland, 1864 to 2010.
Year per 1,000 (in the entire population) Change
1864 24.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) —
1865 25.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +7.0%
1866 26.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.3%
1867 26.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.8%
1868 26.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.5%
1869 26.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1870 27.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.7%
1871 28.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.4%
1872 27.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.1%
1873 27.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.5%
1874 26.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.8%
1875 26.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.9%
1876 26.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.1%
1877 26.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.8%
1878 25.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.2%
1879 25.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.4%
1880 24.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.0%
1881 24.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.8%
1882 24 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.0%
1883 23.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.1%
1884 23.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.7%
1885 23.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.7%
1886 23.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.3%
1887 23.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.4%
1888 22.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.3%
1889 22.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.4%
1890 22.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.8%
1891 23.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.6%
1892 22.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.6%
1893 23 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.2%
1894 22.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.4%
1895 23.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.7%
1896 23.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.7%
1897 23.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.8%
1898 23.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.9%
1899 23.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.9%
1900 22.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.7%
1901 22.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1902 23 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.3%
1903 23.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.4%
1904 23.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.2%
1905 23.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.8%
1906 23.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.4%
1907 23.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.3%
1908 23.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.4%
1909 23.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.4%
1910 23.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.4%
1911 23.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.4%
1912 23 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.9%
1913 22.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.9%
1914 22.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.9%
1915 22 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.7%
1916 20.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.0%
1917 19.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.7%
1918 19.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.5%
1919 20 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.0%
1920 22.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +14.0%
1922 19.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -14.5%
1923 20.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +5.1%
1924 21.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.9%
1925 20.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.4%
1926 20.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.0%
1927 20.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.5%
1928 20.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.0%
1929 19.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.5%
1930 19.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.5%
1931 19.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.0%
1932 19.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.1%
1933 19.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.6%
1934 19.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.5%
1935 19.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.5%
1936 19.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1937 19.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.0%
1938 19.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.0%
1939 19.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.5%
1940 19.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1941 19 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.5%
1942 22.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +17.4%
1943 21.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.8%
1944 22.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.4%
1945 22.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.3%
1946 22.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.9%
1947 23.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.3%
1948 22 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.2%
1949 21.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.3%
1950 21.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.5%
1951 21.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.9%
1952 21.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.3%
1953 21.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.2%
1954 21.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.5%
1955 21 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.4%
1956 21 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1957 21.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.0%
1958 20.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.4%
1959 21.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.0%
1960 21.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.9%
1961 21.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.4%
1962 21.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.8%
1963 22.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.8%
1964 22.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.9%
1965 22.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.3%
1966 21.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.3%
1967 21.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.3%
1968 20.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.9%
1969 21.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.9%
1970 21.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.9%
1971 22.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.7%
1972 22.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1973 22.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.3%
1974 22.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.3%
1975 21.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.1%
1976 21 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.9%
1977 21.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.5%
1978 21.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.5%
1979 21.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.4%
1980 21.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.9%
1981 21 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.1%
1982 20.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.3%
1983 19.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.9%
1984 18.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.7%
1985 17.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.3%
1986 17.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.1%
1987 16.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.6%
1988 15.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -7.8%
1989 14.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.3%
1990 15.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.0%
1991 14.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.3%
1992 14.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.7%
1993 13.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.1%
1994 14.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.4%
1995 13.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.3%
1996 13.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.0%
1997 14.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.9%
1998 14.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.4%
1999 14.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.1%
2000 14.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.7%
2001 15.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +5.6%
2002 15.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.6%
2003 15.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.6%
2004 15.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.6%
2005 14.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.6%
2006 15.17 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.8%
2007 16.28 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +7.3%
2008 16.98 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +4.3%
2009 16.66 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.9%
2010 16.53 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.8%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 16.53 per 1,000 (in the entire population) is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.61 per 1,000 (in the entire population), 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 16.53 per 1,000 (in the entire population) is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.22 per 1,000 (in the entire population), 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1860s 26.05 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 24.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 26.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 6
1870s 26.63 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 25.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 28.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1880s 23.59 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 22.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 24.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1890s 23.07 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 22.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 23.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1900s 23.19 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 22.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 23.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1910s 21.73 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 19.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 23.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1920s 20.61 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 19.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 22.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 9
1930s 19.43 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 19.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 19.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1940s 21.68 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 19 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 23.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1950s 21.22 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 20.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 21.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1960s 21.63 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 20.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 22.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1970s 21.78 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 21 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 22.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1980s 18.22 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 14.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 21.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1990s 14.29 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 13.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 15.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
2000s 15.56 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 14.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 16.98 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
2010s 16.53 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 16.53 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 16.53 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 16 Tunisia 17.72 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  2. 17 Sri Lanka 17.65 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  3. 18 Guadeloupe 17.13 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  4. 20 Jamaica 16.33 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  5. 21 Costa Rica 15.55 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  6. 22 Chile 14.71 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare

See the full ranking of 56 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is the demographic transition in sweden in Ireland?
The demographic transition in sweden in Ireland was 16.53 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 2010, according to Mitchell (2013) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest the demographic transition in sweden recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 28.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 1871.
What is the lowest the demographic transition in sweden recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 13.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 1995.
How does Ireland rank for the demographic transition in sweden?
Ireland ranks 19th out of 56 countries with data for 2010.
Is the demographic transition in sweden rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Mitchell (2013) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of The demographic transition in Sweden. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
The demographic transition in Sweden
Unit
per 1,000 (in the entire population)
Source
Mitchell (2013) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
56 places, 6,669 data points, 1749–2010
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Birth and death rates are expressed per 1,000 of the population.