Immigration of 149,200 during year, the highest since 2008 when thousands, mainly from eastern Europe, arrived in State before economy crashed
Emigration from Ireland is high — more than 69,000 left during the year, the highest figure since 2015. Photograph: Dara MacDónaill
Ireland’s population is rising for two reasons. The first is that, while the population is ageing, the number of births still exceeded deaths by some 19,400. This accounted for about a fifth of the total increase of 98,700 in the 12 months to April 2024. Emigration from Ireland is also high — more than 69,000 left during the year, the highest figure since 2015. Close to 35,000 of these were Irish people. Putting some figures behind the anecdotal evidence, about 10,600 people left Ireland for Australia, up from 4,700 the previous year.
In part, this reflects much stronger growth in the economy than had been anticipated, with the recovery since 2015 driven by huge inflows of foreign direct investment, which in turn has created well-paid employment, attracting people to come to live and work here.
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