Number of births in Ireland drops 20% in 10 years, CSO figures reveal

The average age of a woman giving birth last year was 33.

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There were 59,796 babies born in Ireland last year - a 20% drop on the 2009 figure.

According to figures released by the CSO, there were over 70,000 births in 2009, 2010 and 2011 before the number began a decline - a trend that continued in the 2019 statistics.