Immigration to Ireland hits 17-year high as number emigrating reaches highest figure since 2015

"Ireland's population was estimated to be 5.38 million, 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," Eva Leahy, a CSO statistician in population estimates and projections said.

"The number of immigrants, or those entering the State, in the year to April 2024 was estimated to be 149,200, while the number of emigrants, or those leaving the State, over the same period was estimated at 69,900. These combined flows gave positive net migration (more people having arrived than left), of 79,300 in the year to April 2024, compared with 77,600 in the previous year."

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