Migration trends in Ireland
Europe
1M people from around the world have made Ireland their home. That's 19.2% of the country population, arriving from 26 different countries
5.4M
Population
1M
Immigrants
710.3K
Emigrants
+324.2K
Inflow
Every 5th person in Ireland was born abroad
The #60 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Ireland
Where people come from
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
225.2K immigrants · 925.3K emigrants
2005
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 50%
- Roughly 1 in 10 residents was now foreign-born
- The foreign-born population passed 500K residents
2010
- The gap between arrivals and departures was cut in half
2020
- The country became a destination — more people arriving than leaving
Today
- Surge of immigrants from Ukraine — 113.9K new arrivals
- Migration accounted for 63% of the country's population growth
- The foreign-born population passed 1M residents
- Net migration doubled — the annual surplus reached 324.2K
- Since 1990: 809.3K more foreign-born residents and 215K fewer citizens living abroad