Ireland → France
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Ireland
- To
- France
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 1,339
- Change since 2018
- +47.3%
- Share of all arrivals in France, 2023
- 0.52%
Inflow 20231,339OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Ireland to France
Inflows of nationals of Ireland recorded by France; stock of nationals of Ireland living there; and acquisitions of France's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 |
| 2013 | 708 |
| 2014 | 866 |
| 2015 | 805 |
| 2016 | 962 |
| 2017 | 723 |
| 2018 | 909 |
| 2019 | 696 |
| 2020 | 548 |
| 2021 | 1,218 |
| 2022 | 1,102 |
| 2023 | 1,339 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 13,322 | — |
| 2023 | 1,339 | 11,750 | 73 |
| 2022 | 1,102 | 11,112 | 80 |
| 2021 | 1,218 | 10,729 | 55 |
| 2020 | 548 | 10,510 | 43 |
| 2019 | 696 | 10,181 | 66 |
| 2018 | 909 | 9,836 | 65 |
| 2017 | 723 | 9,836 | 54 |
| 2016 | 962 | 9,409 | 38 |
| 2015 | 805 | 9,336 | 29 |
| 2014 | 866 | 9,118 | 29 |
| 2013 | 708 | — | 25 |
| 2012 | — | — | 27 |
| 2011 | — | — | 27 |
| 2010 | — | 8,686 | 22 |
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
France's consulates in Ireland
Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at France's consulates located in Ireland.
| Year | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,415 | 5,241 | 111 | 2.0% |
| 2023 | 4,759 | 4,607 | 96 | 2.0% |
| 2022 | 3,314 | 3,236 | 82 | 2.5% |
| 2021 | 802 | 741 | 15 | 1.9% |
| 2020 | 679 | 628 | 12 | 1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,918 | 1,838 | 16 | 0.8% |
| 2018 | 2,173 | 2,086 | 43 | 2.0% |
| 2017 | 2,108 | 1,988 | 64 | 3.0% |
| 2016 | 1,618 | 1,553 | 32 | 2.0% |
| 2015 | 2,094 | 1,941 | 73 | 3.5% |
| 2014 | 1,938 | 1,868 | 70 | 3.6% |
| 2013 | 2,020 | 1,916 | 104 | 5.1% |
| 2012 | 2,383 | 2,282 | 101 | 4.2% |
| 2011 | 2,865 | 2,663 | 202 | 7.1% |
| 2010 | 3,497 | 3,075 | 424 | 12.1% |
| 2009 | 3,240 | 2,808 | 535 | 16.5% |
Applications by year
Data table
| 2009 | 3,240 |
| 2010 | 3,497 |
| 2011 | 2,865 |
| 2012 | 2,383 |
| 2013 | 2,020 |
| 2014 | 1,938 |
| 2015 | 2,094 |
| 2016 | 1,618 |
| 2017 | 2,108 |
| 2018 | 2,173 |
| 2019 | 1,918 |
| 2020 | 679 |
| 2021 | 802 |
| 2022 | 3,314 |
| 2023 | 4,759 |
| 2024 | 5,415 |
Embassy and consulates
Missions of France in Ireland, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | Dublin | ambafrance-ie.org |
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in France, 2023; Ireland ranks 42.
- Algeria20,762
- Morocco17,703
- Tunisia14,656
- Afghanistan10,974
- Italy10,113
- Spain9,628
- Côte d’Ivoire7,945
- Belgium7,813
- Portugal7,426
- Germany7,105
- Türkiye6,780
- Romania6,667
- Spain3,897
- Germany2,439
- Netherlands2,351
- Australia2,335
- Portugal1,875
- United States1,530
- Canada1,010
- Switzerland822
- Denmark661
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
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