Net migration in Ireland
Net migration to Ireland was 35,417 people in 2025.
Ireland, 2025
35,417
Change from 2024
−9.3%
European Union, 2025
-317,019 people
Position in 2025
26th of 217
Net migration in Ireland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35,417 people | -317,019 people |
| 2024 | 39,059 people | 194,612 people |
| 2023 | 43,873 people | 1,304,104 people |
| 2022 | 93,535 people | 4,206,655 people |
| 2021 | 27,419 people | 1,023,760 people |
| 2020 | 15,746 people | 1,066,639 people |
| 2019 | 29,663 people | 1,415,454 people |
| 2018 | 33,387 people | 1,355,231 people |
| 2017 | 28,883 people | 1,145,236 people |
| 2016 | 18,967 people | 1,025,819 people |
| 2015 | 13,376 people | 1,510,501 people |
| 2014 | 448 people | 777,635 people |
| 2013 | -12,309 people | 559,014 people |
| 2012 | -22,411 people | 414,115 people |
| 2011 | -26,529 people | 609,533 people |
| 2010 | -26,974 people | 656,784 people |
| 2009 | -18,524 people | 627,112 people |
| 2008 | 18,979 people | 1,020,991 people |
| 2007 | 76,465 people | 1,481,382 people |
| 2006 | 94,513 people | 610,067 people |
| 2005 | 63,983 people | 1,220,827 people |
| 2004 | 49,102 people | 1,430,224 people |
| 2003 | 32,220 people | 1,583,811 people |
| 2002 | 34,286 people | 1,523,588 people |
| 2001 | 39,220 people | 902,221 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −9.3% from 39,059 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 13,376 people, the figure has changed by +164.8%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Ireland has the 26th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -317,019 people.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Immigration
127,664 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
58,077 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
International migrant stock
23.1%
2024 · World Bank
Acquisitions of citizenship
24,059 people
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
12,975 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
9.4 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat