Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — Ireland

Number of immigrants in Ireland in 2024 — 1,216,237 people. Ranked 53 in the world out of 215. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 433.9%.

2024 1.22M people +27.8% vs 2020
World rank 53of 215
Period maximum 1.22M people2024
Period minimum 227,783 people1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — Ireland, 1990–20240500,0001M1.5M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 227,783 people1995: 247,379 people2000: 376,321 people2005: 620,579 people2010: 751,381 people2015: 802,470 people2020: 951,686 people2024: 1,216,237 people
Change over the period: +988,454 (+433.95%) Average annual rate: 5.05 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ireland

Ireland 1.22M people
World 303M people
Europe & Central Asia 106M people
Northern Europe computed 18.55M people
High-income countries computed 205M people
Number of immigrants — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1.22M
2020 951,686
2015 802,470
2010 751,381
2005 620,579
2000 376,321
1995 247,379
1990 227,783

About the indicator

The number of people living in a country but born outside it — the international migrant stock. These are estimates of the UN Population Division, built from census and population register data. It is a stock, not a flow: the indicator answers the question of how many newcomers live in the country now, not how many arrived during the year. For the flow there is a separate indicator, net migration.

Important: The series is updated once every five years, so values may repeat in the intervening years. Foreign-born people and foreign citizens are not the same thing: in many countries most of the former have long held local citizenship.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.