Birth rate set to fall as economy picks up

Ireland’s birth rate is expected to fall to the low levels recorded in the early ’90s and noughties as the economy improves.

Online parenting community, MummyPages.ie, has identified a significant link between the number of births in the State and the economy’s highs and lows.

An analysis of figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveals a recurring trend in the birth rate that can be linked with the county’s economic performance over the last four decades.