Glenties had lowest birth rate while Tallaght experienced highest in 2022

Glenties in Co Donegal had the lowest birth rate in 2022, figures show. File Picture: PA

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.

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) released Births and Deaths at Local Electoral Areas (LEA) 2022, which shows that nationally, the birth rate stood at 10.2 per 1,000 of population in 2022.