The CSO said that, for the first time, it observed an increase in the number of Local Electoral Areas (LEAs) which are recording a greater number of deaths than births
Glenties in Co Donegal had the lowest birth rate in 2022, while Tallaght in Dublin experienced the highest birth rate during the same period, new figures show.
Of the 54,483 births which occurred in 2022, north inner city in Dublin was the LEA with the highest number of births at 701. In contrast, Granard, Co Longford , Milford, Co Donegal and Leixlip, Co Kildare recorded some of the lowest numbers of deaths. Belmullet, Co Mayo, was the LEA with the highest crude death rate per 1,000 at 11.5 deaths per 1,000 of population, while Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart, Fingal, recorded the lowest at 2.8.
The LEAs with the highest natural increase rates in 2022 were Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart, Fingal , Ongar, Fingal , and Tallaght South, South Dublin .
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