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Migration to Ireland at highest level since 2007

The official figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) compare the population in April 2023 to April 2024.

Eva Leahy, Statistician in Population Estimates and Projections at the CSO, said “Ireland’s population was estimated to be 5.38m rising by 98,700 people in the year to April 2024”.

“This was the largest 12-month population increase in 16 years since 2008 when the population rose by 109,200,” she said.

The number of immigrants in the last year was the highest since 2007 and consisted of 30,000 returning Irish citizens, 27,000 other EU citizens, 5,400 UK citizens, and 86,800 other citizens, including Ukrainians.

The number of emigrants was the highest since 2015 and consisted of 34,700 Irish citizens, 10,600 other EU citizens, 3,000 UK citizens, and 21,500 other citizens including Ukrainians.


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