Number of Births in Ireland from 1926 80,000
Average births
60,000
40,000
20,000
-2 00 20 6 06 20 07 20 08 20 09 20 10
02
96
02
20
19
96
-2 0
91 19
91
-1 9
86 19
86
-1 9
81 19
81
-1 9
79
-1 9
79
19
19
71
-1 9
71
66 19
66
-1 9
61 19
61
-1 9
56 19
56
-1 9
51 19
51
-1 9
46
-1 9
46
-1 9 19
36
19
19
26
-1 9
36
0
Annual average number of births†Irish Fertility From 1926 4
3 TFPR
Replacement Level 2.1
2
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1
19 26 19 193 36 6 19 194 46 6 19 195 51 1 19 195 56 6 19 196 61 1 19 196 66 6 19 197 71 1 19 197 79 9 19 198 81 1 19 198 86 6 19 199 91 1 19 199 96 6 20 200 02 2 -2 00 20 6 06 20 07 20 08 20 09 20 10
0
TFPR Average Fertility* *The Total Period Fertility Rate (TPFR) is derived from the age specific fertility rates in the current year. It represents the projected number of children a woman would have if she experienced present age specific fertility rates while progressing from age 15 to 49 years. A value of 2.1 is generally considered the level at which the population would replace itself in the long run ignoring migration. Source, Department of Health Vital Statistics 2009. †births increased by .91% 1980-2008 but births within marriage fell by 28.04%