Acquisitions of citizenship in Ireland
24,059 people acquired the citizenship of Ireland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2013.
Ireland, 2024
24,059
Change from 2023
+31.7%
European Union, 2024
1,177,232 people
Position in 2024
10th of 33
Acquisitions of citizenship in Ireland over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24,059 people | 1,177,232 people |
| 2023 | 18,265 people | 1,054,451 people |
| 2022 | 13,597 people | 990,857 people |
| 2021 | 9,778 people | 827,708 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 5,475 people | 730,668 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 5,791 people | 712,266 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2018 | 8,223 people | 676,593 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2017 | 8,195 people | 703,724 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2016 | 10,038 people | 843,894 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2015 | 13,565 people | 721,740 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2014 | 21,104 people | 762,138 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2013 | 24,263 peoplep (provisional) | 771,684 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2012 | 25,039 people | 626,942 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2011 | 10,749 people | 607,113 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2010 | 6,387 people | 619,801 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2009 | 4,533 people | 566,079 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2008 | 3,245 people | 575,354 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2007 | 4,649 people | – |
| 2006 | 5,763 people | – |
| 2005 | 4,079 people | – |
| 2004 | 3,784 people | – |
| 2003 | 3,993 people | – |
| 2001 | 2,817 people | – |
| 2000 | 1,143 people | – |
Flags: be break in time series, estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; e estimated; ep estimated, provisional; b break in time series; p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +31.7% from 18,265 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 21,104 people, the figure has changed by +14.0%.
- Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, Ireland has the 10th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 1,177,232 people.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Immigration
127,664 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
58,077 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
12,975 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
9.4 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
8.4 per 1,000 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Net migration
35,417 people
2025 · World Bank