asked the Taoiseach the number of births, male and female, for each year over the last ten years; the percentage increase and decrease over the same period; the level of population; and the increase and decrease over the same period.
Written Answers. - Population Statistics.
35.
The following table gives the information requested by the Deputy.
|
Year |
Number of Births |
% Change in Births relative to Previous Year |
Estimated Population at mid-April |
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|
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Population (000) |
% Change relative to previous year |
|
|
1978 |
35,766 |
34,533 |
70,299 |
0.7 |
3.5 |
2.0 |
3,314 |
1.3 |
|
1979 |
37,355 |
35,184 |
72,539 |
4.4 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
3,368 |
1.6 |
|
1980 |
38,267 |
35,797 |
74,064 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
3,401 |
1.0 |
|
1981 |
37,075 |
35,083 |
72,158 |
—3.1 |
—2.0 |
—2.6 |
3,443 |
1.2 |
|
1982 |
36,256 |
34,587 |
70,843 |
—2.2 |
—1.4 |
—1.8 |
3,480 |
1.1 |
|
1983 |
34,642 |
32,475 |
67,117 |
—4.5 |
—6.1 |
—5.3 |
3,504 |
0.7 |
|
1984 |
33,222 |
30,840 |
64,062 |
—4.1 |
—5.0 |
—4.6 |
3,529 |
0.7 |
|
1985 |
32,068 |
30,320 |
62,388 |
—3.5 |
—1.7 |
—2.6 |
3,540 |
0.3 |
|
1986 |
31,875 |
29,745 |
61,620 |
—0.6 |
—1.9 |
—1.2 |
3,541 |
0.0 |
|
1987 |
30,160 |
28,704 |
58,864 |
—5.4 |
—3.5 |
—4.5 |
3,543* |
0.1 |
|
1988 |
N/A |
N/A |
54,283 |
N/A |
N/A |
—7.8 |
3,538* |
—0.1 |
* Subject to revision when the 1991 Census of Population results become available.
In 1988 the number of births was 22.8 per cent lower and the estimated population 6.8 per cent higher than in 1978.