Ireland Immigration & Emigration Statistics
Net migration, immigration inflows, asylum applications, and where Irish emigrants go — CSO, IPO
Migration flows to & from Ireland (year to April)
Net migration — immigration minus emigration — added 60,100 people to Ireland's population in the year to April 2025, down from a peak of 79,300 in 2024 as inflows eased. Immigration fell 16% to 125,700, while emigration slipped to 65,600, its lowest since 2020. Source: CSO.
Who is immigrating (2025)
Non-EU nationals — students, work-permit holders and their families — are now the largest single group immigrating to Ireland, ahead of returning Irish citizens. Source: CSO.
Where people leaving Ireland go (2025)
About 53% (≈35,000) of the 65,600 people who left were Irish citizens. Emigration to Australia jumped to 13,500, its highest level since 2013. Source: CSO.
International protection (asylum) applications
Applications peaked at 18,561 in 2024 before easing in 2025. Source: IPO, Dept. of Justice.
Ukrainians arriving under Temporary Protection
New arrivals peaked at 70,000 in 2022 and have fallen every year since as the initial post-invasion surge eased. Around 113,000 people from Ukraine have arrived in total since February 2022. Source: Dept. of Justice.
About immigration to Ireland. Ireland has shifted from a country of net emigration for most of its history to one of sustained net inward migration since the mid-1990s, briefly reversing during the 2008–2013 financial crisis. Today immigration is among the most salient issues in Irish politics, shaping debate on housing, public services, asylum accommodation and integration. This page tracks the official CSO figures for immigration, emigration, net migration and asylum applications, updated as new estimates are published each August.