Ireland - Birth Rate 1966
21.5
−0.6 from 1965
Ireland's birth rate was 21.5 in 1966, decreased +0.6 from 22.1 in 1965. This was the 48th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1966▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Isle of Man | 12.5 | -2.8% |
| 2nd | Hungary | 13.6 | 3.8% |
| 3rd | Japan | 13.7 | -26.3% |
| 4th | Latvia | 14.0 | 1.4% |
| 5th | Estonia | 14.2 | -2.7% |
| 6th | Romania | 14.2 | -2.7% |
| 7th | Czechia | 14.4 | -4.6% |
| 8th | Bulgaria | 14.9 | -2.6% |
| 9th | Macao SAR, China | 15.0 | -7.8% |
| 10th | Russian Federation | 15.4 | -3.3% |
| 11th | Ukraine | 15.4 | 0.9% |
| 12th | Luxembourg | 15.6 | -2.5% |
| 13th | Monaco | 15.8 | -0.4% |
| 14th | Serbia | 15.8 | -1.7% |
| 15th | Sweden | 15.8 | -0.6% |
| 16th | Belgium | 15.9 | -3.0% |
| 17th | Channel Islands | 15.9 | -4.2% |
| 18th | Croatia | 16.5 | -0.6% |
| 19th | Poland | 16.8 | -3.4% |
| 20th | Malta | 16.9 | -4.5% |
| 21st | Finland | 17.0 | -0.6% |
| 22nd | Belarus | 17.1 | -4.6% |
| 23rd | Germany | 17.2 | -1.1% |
| 24th | San Marino | 17.5 | 0.3% |
| 25th | Austria | 17.6 | -1.7% |
| 26th | European Union | 17.6 | -1.6% |
| 27th | United Kingdom | 17.9 | -2.2% |
| 28th | Norway | 17.9 | 0.6% |
| 29th | France | 18.0 | -1.1% |
| 30th | Greece | 18.0 | 1.7% |
| 31st | Lithuania | 18.0 | -0.6% |
| 32nd | Denmark | 18.4 | 2.2% |
| 33rd | United States | 18.4 | -5.2% |
| 34th | Switzerland | 18.5 | -3.1% |
| 35th | Slovak Republic | 18.5 | -4.1% |
| 36th | Slovenia | 18.5 | 0.0% |
| 37th | Italy | 18.7 | -1.6% |
| 38th | Liechtenstein | 18.9 | -8.3% |
| 39th | Netherlands | 19.2 | -3.5% |
| 40th | Canada | 19.3 | -9.4% |
| 41st | Australia | 19.8 | 1.0% |
| 42nd | Bermuda | 20.0 | -8.6% |
| 43rd | Spain | 20.7 | -1.9% |
| 44th | Moldova | 20.8 | -3.3% |
| 45th | Uruguay | 20.9 | -1.4% |
| 46th | Georgia | 21.0 | -4.7% |
| 47th | Andorra | 21.3 | 0.4% |
| 48th | Ireland | 21.5 | -2.7% |
| 49th | Argentina | 22.3 | -1.3% |
| 50th | New Zealand | 22.4 | -1.8% |
| 51st | Portugal | 23.2 | -0.9% |
| 52nd | Iceland | 24.0 | -2.4% |
| 53rd | Gibraltar | 24.0 | -7.1% |
| 54th | Montenegro | 24.4 | -3.6% |
| 55th | Faroe Islands | 24.6 | -0.8% |
| 56th | Cyprus | 24.6 | -1.6% |
| 57th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 25.3 | -10.0% |
| 58th | Israel | 25.5 | -1.2% |
| 59th | Aruba | 27.4 | -2.9% |
| 60th | North Macedonia | 27.5 | -2.2% |
| 61st | Armenia | 27.7 | -7.1% |
| 62nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27.7 | -5.3% |
| 63rd | Kazakhstan | 27.9 | -3.4% |
| 64th | Singapore | 28.3 | -4.1% |
| 65th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 28.5 | 0.5% |
| 66th | Cayman Islands | 28.7 | -2.9% |
| 67th | Puerto Rico (US) | 28.9 | -5.9% |
| 68th | Curaçao | 29.9 | -3.4% |
| 69th | Nauru | 29.9 | 2.8% |
| 70th | Tuvalu | 30.4 | -1.8% |
| 71st | Guam | 31.1 | 1.6% |
| 72nd | British Virgin Islands | 31.2 | 0.1% |
| 73rd | Barbados | 31.3 | -0.4% |
| 74th | Chile | 31.7 | -2.2% |
| 75th | Antigua and Barbuda | 31.8 | -4.2% |
| 76th | Northern Mariana Islands | 32.1 | -0.9% |
| 77th | Trinidad and Tobago | 32.5 | -4.7% |
| 78th | Virgin Islands (US) | 32.7 | -1.2% |
| 79th | Korea | 32.8 | -2.9% |
| 80th | Sri Lanka | 33.2 | -1.7% |
| 81st | Cuba | 33.4 | -2.9% |
| 82nd | Gabon | 33.8 | 1.1% |
| 83rd | Albania | 33.9 | -2.7% |
| 84th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 34.5 | -5.8% |
| 85th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 35.0 | -2.8% |
| 86th | China | 35.1 | -7.5% |
| 87th | New Caledonia | 35.3 | -0.7% |
| 88th | Bahamas, The | 35.4 | -1.4% |
| 89th | Viet Nam | 35.4 | -4.4% |
| 90th | Kyrgyz Republic | 35.8 | -3.0% |
| 91st | Lebanon | 35.9 | -2.3% |
| 92nd | Mauritius | 36.0 | 0.0% |
| 93rd | Malaysia | 36.4 | -3.6% |
| 94th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 36.6 | 3.4% |
| 95th | Jamaica | 37.0 | -2.0% |
| 96th | Dominica | 37.2 | -3.1% |
| 97th | Palau | 37.3 | -3.8% |
| 98th | Brunei Darussalam | 37.5 | -2.8% |
| 99th | Seychelles | 37.8 | 4.6% |
| 100th | St. Martin (French part) | 37.9 | 0.7% |
| 101st | São Tomé and Principe | 38.0 | -1.7% |
| 102nd | Costa Rica | 38.3 | -3.9% |
| 103rd | Brazil | 38.6 | -3.0% |
| 104th | United Arab Emirates | 38.7 | -0.6% |
| 105th | Azerbaijan | 38.9 | -5.1% |
| 106th | Myanmar | 39.2 | -1.4% |
| 107th | Belize | 39.2 | -2.0% |
| 108th | Guyana | 39.2 | -1.7% |
| 109th | Fiji | 39.3 | -3.1% |
| 110th | Suriname | 39.5 | -3.4% |
| 111th | Panama | 39.9 | -1.2% |
| 112th | South Africa | 40.0 | 1.2% |
| 113th | Guinea-Bissau | 40.0 | -4.7% |
| 114th | St. Lucia | 40.1 | -2.1% |
| 115th | Paraguay | 40.2 | -2.1% |
| 116th | Grenada | 40.6 | -4.3% |
| 117th | Equatorial Guinea | 40.7 | 0.5% |
| 118th | American Samoa | 40.9 | -2.0% |
| 119th | French Polynesia | 41.0 | -0.7% |
| 120th | India | 41.2 | -1.1% |
| 121st | Colombia | 41.3 | -2.6% |
| 122nd | Tonga | 41.4 | -1.2% |
| 123rd | Kosovo | 41.5 | -0.7% |
| 124th | Thailand | 41.6 | -1.5% |
| 125th | Uzbekistan | 42.0 | -4.6% |
| 126th | Haiti | 42.0 | -0.7% |
| 127th | Kiribati | 42.2 | 0.4% |
| 128th | Turkmenistan | 42.2 | -3.3% |
| 129th | Cabo Verde | 42.5 | -2.0% |
| 130th | Cambodia | 42.5 | -0.8% |
| 131st | Ecuador | 42.6 | -0.5% |
| 132nd | Indonesia | 42.8 | -1.1% |
| 133rd | Türkiye | 42.9 | -1.1% |
| 134th | Namibia | 42.9 | 0.4% |
| 135th | Lesotho | 43.0 | -0.8% |
| 136th | Philippines | 43.0 | -2.1% |
| 137th | Mongolia | 43.1 | -1.1% |
| 138th | Vanuatu | 43.2 | -0.1% |
| 139th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 43.2 | -0.7% |
| 140th | Kuwait | 43.2 | -0.8% |
| 141st | Micronesia, Federated States of | 43.2 | 0.1% |
| 142nd | Central African Republic | 43.4 | 0.4% |
| 143rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 43.5 | -0.2% |
| 144th | Congo, Republic of | 43.6 | 0.3% |
| 145th | Cameroon | 43.7 | 0.3% |
| 146th | Nepal | 43.7 | -0.4% |
| 147th | Greenland | 44.0 | -0.7% |
| 148th | Lao PDR | 44.2 | -0.2% |
| 149th | Tajikistan | 44.2 | -1.8% |
| 150th | Peru | 44.4 | -1.1% |
| 151st | Timor-Leste | 44.5 | -0.7% |
| 152nd | Papua New Guinea | 44.6 | 0.0% |
| 153rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 45.1 | -1.1% |
| 154th | Samoa | 45.2 | -2.7% |
| 155th | Pakistan | 45.4 | -0.7% |
| 156th | Guinea | 45.5 | 0.0% |
| 157th | Bahrain | 45.5 | -2.3% |
| 158th | Botswana | 45.6 | -0.3% |
| 159th | Madagascar | 45.7 | 0.2% |
| 160th | El Salvador | 45.7 | -1.3% |
| 161st | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 45.8 | -0.2% |
| 162nd | Chad | 45.8 | 0.3% |
| 163rd | Solomon Islands | 45.8 | -0.7% |
| 164th | Guatemala | 46.0 | -0.4% |
| 165th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 46.0 | -0.5% |
| 166th | Zimbabwe | 46.1 | -0.7% |
| 167th | Dominican Republic | 46.2 | -1.6% |
| 168th | Tunisia | 46.2 | -1.3% |
| 169th | Mexico | 46.3 | -0.6% |
| 170th | Iraq | 46.4 | -0.8% |
| 171st | Syrian Arab Republic | 46.7 | -0.1% |
| 172nd | Djibouti | 47.0 | 0.2% |
| 173rd | Nigeria | 47.0 | 0.2% |
| 174th | Burundi | 47.1 | -0.4% |
| 175th | Algeria | 47.3 | -1.5% |
| 176th | Honduras | 47.3 | -0.7% |
| 177th | Eswatini | 47.4 | 0.5% |
| 178th | Morocco | 47.5 | -1.6% |
| 179th | Marshall Islands | 47.5 | 1.9% |
| 180th | Burkina Faso | 47.5 | 0.4% |
| 181st | Rwanda | 47.6 | -0.9% |
| 182nd | Qatar | 47.6 | -0.1% |
| 183rd | Nicaragua | 47.6 | -0.6% |
| 184th | Benin | 47.7 | -0.2% |
| 185th | Bangladesh | 47.7 | -0.6% |
| 186th | Eritrea | 47.7 | -0.2% |
| 187th | Ghana | 47.8 | -0.9% |
| 188th | Mauritania | 47.8 | 0.4% |
| 189th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 47.9 | 0.3% |
| 190th | Uganda | 47.9 | 0.2% |
| 191st | Sierra Leone | 48.0 | -0.1% |
| 192nd | Mozambique | 48.0 | -0.3% |
| 193rd | Togo | 48.2 | -0.2% |
| 194th | Comoros | 48.3 | -0.5% |
| 195th | Bhutan | 48.4 | -0.2% |
| 196th | Gambia, The | 48.5 | -1.1% |
| 197th | Sudan | 48.7 | 0.3% |
| 198th | Zambia | 48.8 | -0.1% |
| 199th | Liberia | 49.1 | -0.4% |
| 200th | Jordan | 49.5 | -0.9% |
| 201st | Libya | 49.7 | -2.8% |
| 202nd | Maldives | 50.0 | -2.1% |
| 203rd | Saudi Arabia | 50.1 | -0.6% |
| 204th | Senegal | 50.1 | 0.0% |
| 205th | Tanzania | 50.2 | 0.6% |
| 206th | Mali | 50.6 | 0.1% |
| 207th | Afghanistan | 51.0 | 0.3% |
| 208th | Angola | 52.4 | -0.1% |
| 209th | Oman | 52.6 | -0.3% |
| 210th | South Sudan | 53.5 | 0.8% |
| 211th | Côte d'Ivoire | 53.8 | -0.5% |
| 212th | Malawi | 54.3 | 0.3% |
| 213th | Kenya | 54.6 | -0.5% |
| 214th | Niger | 56.2 | -0.3% |
| 215th | Yemen, Republic of | 56.9 | 0.1% |
FAQ
What was Ireland's birth rate in 1966?▾
Ireland's birth rate in 1966 was 21.5. This ranked 48th globally.
How did Ireland's birth rate change in 1966?▾
Ireland's birth rate decreased by 2.7% in 1966 compared to 1965.
Which country had the highest birth rate in 1966?▾
Yemen, Republic of had the highest birth rate in 1966 at 56.9.
What is the birth rate of Ireland in 1966?▾
The birth rate of Ireland in 1966 was 21.5. This ranked 48th globally.
How does 1966 compare to 1965 for Ireland's birth rate?▾
Ireland's birth rate went from 22.1 in 1965 to 21.5 in 1966, a 2.7% decrease.
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