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Ireland → Portugal

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Ireland
To
Portugal
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
1,875
Share of all arrivals in Portugal, 2023
0.60%
Inflow 20231,875OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Ireland to Portugal

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

Inflows by year

9381,87520212023
9381,87520212023
Data table
2021875
20221,121
20231,875
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
20231,8754,1342
20221,1213,3271
20218752,6302
2020—2,2492
2019—1,752—
2018—1,3371
2017—1,031—
2016—8921
2015—8233
2014—805—
2013—838—
2012—862—
2011—813—
2010—707—
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Ireland who live in Portugal: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

1,0072,01319901995200020052010201520202024
1,0072,01319902000201020202024
Data table
1990199
1995356
2000529
20051,039
20101,377
20151,561
20201,789
20242,013
Estimate, 2024
2,013
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.18%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
36
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Portugal's consulates in Ireland

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20241,2021,144131.1%
20231,1561,135211.8%
2022852819333.9%
20211341122216.4%
20201941652914.9%
2019837824131.6%
2018656641142.1%
2017644624172.6%
2016788774111.4%
201565564191.4%
201446145651.1%
201336436210.3%
201246145740.9%
201142542051.2%
201044643840.9%
200956055220.4%

Applications by year

6011,2022009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
6011,202200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009560
2010446
2011425
2012461
2013364
2014461
2015655
2016788
2017644
2018656
2019837
2020194
2021134
2022852
20231,156
20241,202
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 Portugal in Ireland, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyDublindublin.embaixadaportugal.mne.gov.pt
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Portugal, 2023; Ireland ranks 18.

Inflows to Portugal, 2023
  1. Brazil147,264
  2. Angola24,374
  3. Cape Verde14,623
  4. São Tomé and Príncipe14,504
  5. India12,185
  6. Guinea-Bissau10,320
  7. Bangladesh10,077
  8. Italy8,801
  9. United Kingdom7,365
  10. Pakistan6,869
  11. Germany5,483
  12. France5,138
Other destinations for people from Ireland, 2023
  1. Spain3,897
  2. Germany2,439
  3. Netherlands2,351
  4. Australia2,335
  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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