Ireland
Destination country · migration, permits and visas
- Inflow of foreign nationals, 2023 (OECD)
- 4,800
- Largest group, 2023
- United Kingdom
- First residence permits, 2025 (Eurostat)
- 72,930
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Who moves to Ireland
Inflows of foreign nationals recorded by Ireland, by nationality (OECD).
- United Kingdom4,800
All inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 10,900 |
| 2001 | 12,700 |
| 2002 | 10,100 |
| 2003 | 11,200 |
| 2004 | 9,700 |
| 2005 | 11,000 |
| 2006 | 11,600 |
| 2007 | 4,300 |
| 2008 | 6,800 |
| 2009 | 3,900 |
| 2010 | 2,500 |
| 2011 | 4,100 |
| 2012 | 3,900 |
| 2013 | 4,100 |
| 2014 | 4,200 |
| 2015 | 5,000 |
| 2016 | 5,900 |
| 2017 | 6,400 |
| 2018 | 6,300 |
| 2019 | 6,400 |
| 2020 | 5,500 |
| 2021 | 5,000 |
| 2022 | 3,800 |
| 2023 | 4,800 |
Foreign nationals living in Ireland
Stock of foreign nationals by nationality (latest year reported) and acquisitions of Ireland's nationality (OECD).
- India2,503
- Nigeria1,173
- Pakistan1,068
- United Kingdom1,009
- Romania1,007
- Poland990
- China857
- Brazil844
- Syria730
- Philippines698
- Egypt396
- United States389
- South Africa370
- Russia323
- Latvia287
Acquisitions of nationality by year
Data table
| 2005 | 4,078 |
| 2006 | 5,756 |
| 2007 | 4,647 |
| 2008 | 4,268 |
| 2009 | 4,530 |
| 2010 | 6,330 |
| 2011 | 10,409 |
| 2012 | 24,837 |
| 2013 | 24,129 |
| 2014 | 20,999 |
| 2015 | 13,483 |
| 2016 | 10,003 |
| 2017 | 8,178 |
| 2018 | 8,209 |
| 2019 | 5,777 |
| 2020 | 5,456 |
| 2021 | 9,659 |
| 2022 | 13,563 |
| 2023 | 18,136 |
International migrants
People living in Ireland who were born in another country, or who hold foreign citizenship where country of birth is not recorded: mid-year estimates (UN DESA).
International migrants by year
Data table
| 1990 | 227,783 |
| 1995 | 247,379 |
| 2000 | 376,321 |
| 2005 | 620,579 |
| 2010 | 751,381 |
| 2015 | 802,470 |
| 2020 | 951,686 |
| 2024 | 1,216,237 |
- International migrants, 2024
- 1,216,237
- Share of the population, 2024
- 23.1%
- Counted by
- country of birth, refugees added
Migrants in the labour market
Labour force survey results for Ireland: residents aged 15 and over who were born abroad, compared with those born in the country (ILOSTAT).
| Indicator | Born in the country | Born abroad |
|---|---|---|
| Employment-to-population ratio, 2025 | 59.5% | 73.2% |
| Unemployment rate, 2025 | 4.2% | 5.6% |
- Born abroad: share of all workers, 2025
- 30.5%
- Born abroad: share of high-skill jobs, 2025
- 30.8%
- Born abroad: share of medium-skill jobs, 2025
- 28.6%
- Born abroad: share of elementary jobs, 2025
- 38.6%
Earnings by occupation
Mean gross annual earnings of employees in Ireland by major occupation group, in enterprises with 10 or more employees (Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022).
| Occupation group | Mean annual earnings, EUR | Index, all occupations = 100 |
|---|---|---|
| All occupations | 53,862 | 100 |
| Managers | 90,521 | 168 |
| Professionals | 70,522 | 131 |
| Technicians and associate professionals | 59,734 | 111 |
| Clerical support workers | 41,067 | 76 |
| Service and sales workers | 43,936 | 82 |
| Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | 35,635 | 66 |
| Craft and related trades workers | 32,264 | 60 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers | 44,092 | 82 |
| Elementary occupations | 33,613 | 62 |
- Mean gross annual earnings, all employees, 2022
- 53,862 EUR
- Women's mean earnings as a share of men's, 2022
- 83.2%
Residence permits
First residence permits issued by Ireland to non-EU citizens (Eurostat).
First permits by year
Data table
| 2008 | 28,877 |
| 2009 | 25,462 |
| 2010 | 22,210 |
| 2011 | 24,543 |
| 2012 | 26,786 |
| 2013 | 32,750 |
| 2014 | 36,697 |
| 2015 | 38,406 |
| 2016 | 41,233 |
| 2017 | 47,816 |
| 2018 | 49,852 |
| 2019 | 58,959 |
| 2020 | 30,345 |
| 2021 | 34,905 |
| 2022 | 85,715 |
| 2023 | 88,481 |
| 2024 | 79,922 |
| 2025 | 72,930 |
- Education34,721
- Other reasons16,875
- Work16,751
- Family4,583
- India18,869
- Brazil11,920
- China5,491
- United States3,644
- Pakistan2,930
- Philippines2,649
- Mexico2,472
- Nigeria1,739
- Chile1,399
- Mongolia1,260
- South Africa1,120
- Japan1,035
- Canada1,007
- Somalia990
- Zimbabwe905
- Other paid activities10,395
- Highly skilled workers (national schemes)6,000
- Researchers356
- Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
- 330,972
- Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
- 182
- Changed status into work, 2025
- 7,010
Ireland's embassies and consulates abroad
Countries in which Ireland has an embassy or consulate, as recorded in Wikidata.
| Country | Embassies | Consulates-general | Consulates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | — | — |
| Australia | 1 | — | — |
| Austria | 1 | — | — |
| Belgium | 1 | — | — |
| Brazil | 1 | — | — |
| Bulgaria | 1 | — | — |
| Canada | 1 | — | — |
| Chile | 1 | — | — |
| China | 1 | — | — |
| Colombia | 1 | — | — |
| Croatia | 1 | — | — |
| Cyprus | 1 | — | — |
| Czechia | 1 | — | — |
| Egypt | 1 | — | — |
| Estonia | 1 | — | — |
| Ethiopia | 1 | — | — |
| Finland | 1 | — | — |
| France | 1 | — | — |
| Germany | 1 | — | — |
| Greece | 1 | — | — |
| Hungary | 1 | — | — |
| India | 1 | — | — |
| Indonesia | 1 | — | — |
| Israel | 1 | — | — |
| Italy | 2 | — | — |
| Japan | 1 | — | — |
| Jordan | 1 | — | — |
| Kenya | 1 | — | — |
| Latvia | 1 | — | — |
| Liberia | 1 | — | — |
| Lithuania | 1 | — | — |
| Luxembourg | 1 | — | — |
| Malawi | 1 | — | — |
| Malaysia | 1 | — | — |
| Malta | 1 | — | — |
| Mexico | 1 | — | — |
| Mozambique | 1 | — | — |
| New Zealand | 1 | — | — |
| Nigeria | 1 | — | — |
| Norway | 1 | — | — |
| Poland | 1 | — | — |
| Portugal | 1 | — | — |
| Romania | 1 | — | — |
| Russia | 1 | — | — |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | — | — |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | — | — |
| Singapore | 1 | — | — |
| Slovakia | 1 | — | — |
| Slovenia | 1 | — | — |
| South Africa | 1 | — | — |
| South Korea | 1 | — | — |
| Spain | 1 | — | — |
| Sweden | 1 | — | — |
| Switzerland | 1 | — | — |
| Tanzania | 1 | — | — |
| Thailand | 1 | — | — |
| Türkiye | 1 | — | — |
| Uganda | 1 | — | — |
| Ukraine | 1 | — | — |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | — | — |
| United Kingdom | 1 | — | — |
| United States | 1 | — | — |
| Vietnam | 1 | — | — |
| Zambia | 1 | — | — |
- Countries
- 64
- Missions
- 65
Remittances sent abroad
Personal remittances paid from Ireland to other countries, in current US dollars (World Bank).
Remittances paid by year, US$ million
Data table
| 2000 | 181 |
| 2001 | 274 |
| 2002 | 588 |
| 2003 | 788 |
| 2004 | 997 |
| 2005 | 1,440 |
| 2006 | 1,853 |
| 2007 | 2,520 |
| 2008 | 2,673 |
| 2009 | 2,551 |
| 2010 | 2,266 |
| 2011 | 2,195 |
| 2012 | 954 |
| 2013 | 1,940 |
| 2014 | 1,973 |
| 2015 | 1,571 |
| 2016 | 1,561 |
| 2017 | 1,621 |
| 2018 | 2,289 |
| 2019 | 757 |
| 2020 | 2,135 |
| 2021 | 2,113 |
| 2022 | 2,401 |
| 2023 | 2,762 |
| 2024 | 3,287 |
| 2025 | 3,802 |
- Remittances paid, 2025
- US$3,802 million
Corridors into Ireland
Nationalities with a dedicated corridor page.
- United Kingdom → Ireland
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