Clare’s birth rate fell by more than a quarter in the 10 years between 2014 and 2024.
New Central Statisitics Office data shows that in 2024, the county had a birth rate of 9.1 per 1,000 people.
The latest CSO figures represents a drop of 27% from the birthrate experienced in 2014, when 12.5 births were registered per 1,000 people.
Despite this, Clare recorded a natural increase of 248 in the year in question.
1,231 births were recorded in Clare throughout 2024, compared to the 983 deaths registered.
Of the total number of births, 482 were first time mothers, with 33.6 calculated as the average age of women giving birth in Clare in 2024.
440 women aged 30-34 gave birth in this county in 2024, with a further 397 women aged between 35-39 delivering children that year.
Elsewhere, eight babies were born to women over 45 in 2024, with a further 12 babies born to women aged under 20.
