Net migration in Ireland

Net migration to Ireland was 35,417 people in 2025.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Ireland, 2025 35,417 People
Change from 2024 −9.3% 2024: 39,059 people
European Union, 2025 -317,019 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 26th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Ireland over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period IrelandEuropean 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.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Ireland
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects