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Ireland → Netherlands

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Ireland
To
Netherlands
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
2,351
Change since 2018
+45.8%
Share of all arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023
0.81%
Inflow 20232,351OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Ireland to the Netherlands

Inflows of nationals of Ireland recorded by the Netherlands; stock of nationals of Ireland living there; and acquisitions of the Netherlands' nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

1,1762,351200020032006200920122015201820212023
1,1762,3512000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000569
2001567
2002509
2003475
2004383
2005350
2006350
2007415
2008477
2009636
2010684
2011779
2012647
2013719
2014849
2015880
20161,116
20171,292
20181,612
20192,034
20201,630
20212,206
20222,310
20232,351
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—11,090—
20232,35110,24137
20222,3109,25426
20212,2068,25029
20201,6307,82324
20192,0346,87317
20181,6126,19823
20171,2925,72231
20161,1165,33817
20158805,06411
20148494,7999
20137194,66510
20126474,63815
20117794,34617
20106844,18615
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

The Netherlands' consulates in Ireland

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at the Netherlands' consulates located in Ireland.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20244,2074,075380.9%
20234,6004,476300.7%
20222,6522,555301.1%
2021440387184.1%
20201,022962373.6%
20193,9933,932160.4%
20183,2913,118140.4%
20171,2911,26390.7%
2016971933121.2%
2015736694202.7%
2014564544183.2%
2013600565335.5%
2012566520407.1%
2011823694718.6%
201097781810010.2%
20091,4281,2831218.5%

Applications by year

2,3004,6002009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
2,3004,600200920122015201820212024
Data table
20091,428
2010977
2011823
2012566
2013600
2014564
2015736
2016971
20171,291
20183,291
20193,993
20201,022
2021440
20222,652
20234,600
20244,207
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Embassy and consulates

Missions of the Netherlands in Ireland, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyDublinnederlandwereldwijd.nl
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023; Ireland ranks 24.

Inflows to the Netherlands, 2023
  1. Ukraine38,497
  2. Poland25,298
  3. Syria19,551
  4. Romania13,914
  5. Bulgaria12,328
  6. India12,073
  7. Türkiye11,250
  8. Italy10,603
  9. Spain10,447
  10. Germany10,429
  11. China7,991
  12. Portugal6,084
Other destinations for people from Ireland, 2023
  1. Spain3,897
  2. Germany2,439
  3. Australia2,335
  4. Portugal1,875
  5. United States1,530
  6. France1,339
  7. Canada1,010
  8. Switzerland822
  9. Denmark661
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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