This chapter contains statistics on births, deaths, marriages, civil partnerships and Babies' names which are compiled by the Central Statistics Office on behalf of the Minister for social protection.
| 1.1 Births by age of mother at maternity | |||||||||||||
| Total Births | Births outside marriage/civil partnership | ||||||||||||
| Age | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
| 15 and under | 44 | 45 | 47 | 36 | 26 | 27 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 36 | 26 | 26 | |
| 16-19 | 2,358 | 2,204 | 1,996 | 1,654 | 1,613 | 1,354 | 2,176 | 2,031 | 1,809 | 1,504 | 1,457 | 1,192 | |
| 20-24 | 9,283 | 8,844 | 8,087 | 7,321 | 6,966 | 6,404 | 7,109 | 6,834 | 6,326 | 5,904 | 5,623 | 5,286 | |
| 25-29 | 17,876 | 18,231 | 17,816 | 16,693 | 15,544 | 13,960 | 7,663 | 7,890 | 8,013 | 7,892 | 7,707 | 7,239 | |
| 30-34 | 25,431 | 25,406 | 26,091 | 26,764 | 26,154 | 25,378 | 4,870 | 5,049 | 5,570 | 5,956 | 6,262 | 6,377 | |
| 35-39 | 16,913 | 17,336 | 17,484 | 17,726 | 17,904 | 17,813 | 2,610 | 2,692 | 2,837 | 2,992 | 3,339 | 3,354 | |
| 40-44 | 3,077 | 3,293 | 3,459 | 3,658 | 3,787 | 3,766 | 633 | 657 | 710 | 775 | 863 | 865 | |
| 45 and over | 166 | 163 | 172 | 169 | 211 | 223 | 31 | 42 | 48 | 28 | 63 | 53 | |
| Age not stated | 25 | 32 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| All ages | 75,173 | 75,554 | 75,174 | 74,033 | 72,225 | 68,930 | 25,145 | 25,252 | 25,372 | 25,091 | 25,344 | 24,393 | |
| Source: CSO | |||||||||||||
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There were 68,930 live births registered in 2013, a decrease of 3,295 on 2012. Births outside marriage/civil partnership also decreased from 25,344 in 2012 to 24,393 in 2013.
| 1.2 Deaths classified by cause and rates, per 100,000 population | |||||||||||||
| Number of deaths | Death rates per 100,000 | ||||||||||||
| Cause of death | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases | 219 | 239 | 257 | 235 | 246 | 229 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.0 | |
| Malignant neoplasms | 8,199 | 8,336 | 8,135 | 8,666 | 8,544 | 8,814 | 182.8 | 183.9 | 178.6 | 189.4 | 186.3 | 191.9 | |
| Diseases of the circulatory system | 9,956 | 9,507 | 9,594 | 9,236 | 9,267 | 9,654 | 222.0 | 209.7 | 210.6 | 201.9 | 202.1 | 210.2 | |
| Diseases of the respiratory system | 3,522 | 3,606 | 3,280 | 3,438 | 3,473 | 3,581 | 78.5 | 79.5 | 72.0 | 75.1 | 75.7 | 78.0 | |
| Diseases of the digestive system | 1,129 | 1,147 | 1,140 | 1,048 | 1,112 | 1,112 | 25.2 | 25.3 | 25.0 | 22.9 | 24.3 | 24.2 | |
| External causes of injury and poisoning | 1,721 | 1,726 | 1,660 | 1,693 | 1,615 | 1,507 | 38.4 | 38.1 | 36.4 | 37.0 | 35.2 | 32.8 | |
| of which: | |||||||||||||
| Suicide | 506 | 552 | 495 | 554 | 507 | 475 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 10.3 | |
| Other | 3,528 | 3,819 | 3,895 | 4,140 | 4,591 | 5,121 | 78.7 | 84.2 | 85.5 | 90.5 | 100.1 | 111.5 | |
| Total Deaths | 28,274 | 28,380 | 27,961 | 28,456 | 28,848 | 30,018 | 630.4 | 626.0 | 613.9 | 622.0 | 629.1 | 653.5 | |
| Source: CSO | |||||||||||||
Interactive tables: StatBank link
There were 30,018 deaths registered in 2013, the highest annual figure since 2001 when 30,212 deaths occurred. The 2013 death rate was 6.5 per 1,000 population, up 0.2 from 2012. Diseases of the heart and arteries remains the most common cause of death followed by malignant cancers.
| 1.3 Summary data for marriages 1994-1996, 2002 and 2004-2013 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 2002 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ||||
| State | 16,621 | 15,604 | 16,174 | 20,556 | 20,979 | 21,355 | 22,089 | 22,756 | 22,187 | 21,627 | 20,594 | 19,855 | 20,713 | 20,680 | |||
| Marriages per 1,000 population | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |||
| Average age of groom | 29.8 | 30.0 | 30.2 | 32.5 | 33.0 | 33.1 | 33.2 | 33.4 | 33.8 | 34.0 | 34.1 | 34.6 | 34.7 | 34.9 | |||
| Average age of bride | 27.8 | 28.1 | 28.4 | 30.4 | 30.9 | 31.0 | 31.2 | 31.3 | 31.7 | 31.8 | 32.0 | 32.5 | 32.6 | 32.8 | |||
| Percentage of marriages by | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |||
| age of groom | |||||||||||||||||
| Under 20 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | |||
| 20-24 | 14.9 | 12.8 | 10.8 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | |||
| 25-29 | 47.4 | 46.5 | 46.3 | 34.6 | 31.5 | 30.3 | 29.4 | 29.1 | 27.7 | 27.2 | 25.4 | 22.4 | 21.8 | 20.0 | |||
| 30-34 | 24.3 | 27.3 | 29.0 | 34.9 | 36.6 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 36.8 | 38.3 | 39.7 | 39.8 | 41.0 | |||
| 35-39 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 13.6 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 15.7 | 16.3 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 17.8 | 18.6 | 18.8 | 19.0 | |||
| Over 40 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 14.1 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 17.0 | |||
| Percentage of marriages by | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |||
| age of bride | |||||||||||||||||
| Under 20 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | |||
| 20-24 | 27.3 | 23.7 | 21.6 | 11.7 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.3 | |||
| 25-29 | 47.5 | 49.1 | 49.5 | 42.9 | 40.9 | 39.7 | 39.0 | 39.4 | 38.1 | 36.0 | 34.9 | 32.6 | 31.3 | 29.4 | |||
| 30-34 | 16.7 | 18.8 | 19.9 | 28.3 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 32.1 | 32.4 | 33.6 | 33.8 | 36.2 | 37.6 | 38.7 | 39.7 | |||
| 35-39 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 14.7 | |||
| Over 40 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.8 | |||
| Form of ceremony | |||||||||||||||||
| Roman Catholic | 15,200 | 14,158 | 14,607 | 15,908 | 15,978 | 15,867 | 16,211 | 16,854 | 15,978 | 14,624 | 13,781 | 13,156 | 13,497 | 12,921 | |||
| Church of Ireland | 434 | 425 | 483 | 781 | 539 | 553 | 530 | 526 | 534 | 447 | 427 | 448 | 433 | 453 | |||
| Presbyterian | 51 | 76 | 91 | 112 | 127 | 119 | 161 | 176 | 160 | 111 | 89 | 67 | 84 | 72 | |||
| Methodist | 33 | 25 | 38 | 40 | 21 | 17 | 26 | 20 | 32 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 19 | 25 | |||
| Jewish | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Other religious | 50 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 184 | 205 | 279 | 401 | 883 | 1,112 | |||
| Civil marriages | 850 | 891 | 928 | 3,683 | 4,286 | 4,762 | 5,127 | 5,146 | 5,299 | 6,214 | 5,991 | 5,768 | 5,797 | 6,096 | |||
| Country of future residence | |||||||||||||||||
| Outside Republic of Ireland | 2,661 | 2,502 | 2,604 | 2,293 | 2,057 | 1,890 | 1,917 | 1,798 | 1,909 | 1,835 | 1,762 | 1,843 | 2,065 | 2,316 | |||
| Northern Ireland | 235 | 216 | 271 | 256 | 281 | 257 | 346 | 330 | 367 | 362 | 289 | 304 | 318 | 319 | |||
| England and Wales | 1,477 | 1,338 | 1,295 | 1,119 | 1,047 | 990 | 932 | 915 | 981 | 899 | 810 | 846 | 925 | 947 | |||
| Scotland | 60 | 66 | 64 | 86 | 78 | 67 | 84 | 75 | 95 | 86 | 76 | 92 | 64 | 80 | |||
| Europe (remainder) | 166 | 203 | 222 | 182 | 130 | 129 | 115 | 113 | 114 | 124 | 146 | 139 | 148 | 152 | |||
| U.S.A | 509 | 490 | 570 | 480 | 353 | 281 | 248 | 211 | 165 | 158 | 164 | 169 | 176 | 198 | |||
| Elsewhere | 214 | 189 | 182 | 170 | 168 | 166 | 192 | 154 | 187 | 206 | 277 | 293 | 434 | 620 | |||
| Not stated | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 49 | 12 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | |||
| Percentage of marriages with | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |||
| country of residence outside | |||||||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 11.2 | |||
| Source: CSO | |||||||||||||||||
Interactive table: StatBank link
The latest detailed data available for marriages is for the year 2013. In 2013 there were 20,680 marriages registered. The most common form of ceremony was Roman Catholic (12,921) followed by Civil Marriages (6,096). The average ages of both the bride and the groom continued to rise in 2013.
| X-axis label | Marriages by form of Ceremony, 2004 |
|---|---|
| Roman Catholic | 76.2 |
| Other religious | 0.8 |
| Church of Ireland | 2.6 |
| Civil Ceremony | 20.4 |
| X-axis label | Marriages by form of Ceremony, 2013 |
|---|---|
| Roman Catholic | 62.5 |
| Other religious | 5.9 |
| Church of Ireland | 2.2 |
| Civil Ceremony | 29.5 |
Interactive table: StatBank link
There were 338 civil partnership ceremonies in 2013, 208 male unions and 130 female unions. Almost 74% (249) of these same-sex couples reside in the Leinster area with 139 same-sex partnerships (41%) living in Dublin City and a further 22% residing in the greater Dublin area.
Excluding the Dublin area, Cork County had the highest number of civil partnerships registered in 2013 (18) and accounted for over 5% of all civil partnerships registered in that year. In contrast, Cavan, Leitrim, Longford, Monaghan, Offaly, Sligo or South Tipperary had no civil partnerships registered in 2013.
| 1.5 Top 25 babies' names registered in 2013, in order of popularity, with corresponding rank between 2008 and 2013 | ||||||||||||||
| Boys' name | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | Girls' name | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |
| Jack | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Emily | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |
| James | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | Emma | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Daniel | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Sophie | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Conor | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Ella | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 12 | |
| Sean | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Amelia | 5 | 12 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 45 | |
| Adam | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Aoife | 6 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
| Ryan | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Ava | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| Michael | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 13 | Lucy | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |
| Harry | 9 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 31 | Grace | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | |
| Noah | 10 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 41 | 46 | Sarah | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| Thomas | 11 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 19 | Mia | 11 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 23 | |
| Alex | 12 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | Anna | 12 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 20 | |
| Luke | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Chloe | 13 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
| Oisin | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | Hannah | 14 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 15 | |
| Charlie | 15 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 29 | Kate | 15 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 10 | |
| Patrick | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | Ruby | 16 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 21 | |
| Cian | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | Lily | 17 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 29 | |
| Liam | 18 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | Katie | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | |
| Darragh | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | Caoimhe | 19 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 21 | 16 | |
| Dylan | 20 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | Sophia | 20 | 21 | 29 | 33 | 50 | 56 | |
| Jamie | 21 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | Lauren | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 19 | |
| Matthew | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | Saoirse | 22 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 24 | |
| Cillian | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | Ellie | 23 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 36 | 35 | |
| Aaron | 24 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 12 | Holly | 24 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 21 | 26 | |
| Fionn | 25 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 35 | Leah | 25 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | |
| Source: CSO | ||||||||||||||
Interactive table: StatBank link
The top five boys' names have made up the top 5 since 2007 with Jack being the most popular boys' name in each year since 2007. For the girls there has been more variation in that time with the 3 most popular names (Emily, Emma and Sophie) unchanged except in their order since 2010. Emily has been the most popular girls' name since 2011.
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