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How many babies are born in Ireland?

52.6 thousand babies born in Ireland in 2026. That is 0.04% of all births worldwide, and the 132nd largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in Ireland: history and projections

100K 180019002100
Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside Ireland’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1800 ~123K ~4.07M 30.4 Historical reconstruction
1900 ~72.2K ~3.18M 22.7 Historical reconstruction
1950 66.9K 2.91M 23.0 UN estimate
2000 54.4K 3.8M 14.3 UN estimate
2023 53.3K 5.2M 10.3 UN estimate
2026 52.6K 5.36M 9.8 UN projection
2050 58.3K 5.97M 9.8 UN projection
2075 52.2K 5.71M 9.1 UN projection
2100 43.3K 5.29M 8.2 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in Ireland among estimates through 2023 were in 1845, at about ~184K.

At 1.60 children per woman, fertility in Ireland is below the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in Ireland each year?

An estimated 52.6 thousand babies are born in Ireland in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 144 a day and 0.04% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in Ireland?

Ireland has an estimated 9.8 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 1.60 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.