Population — EU-foreign citizens

In 2024, Ireland's population increased by 3.0% compared to 2023, reaching 357,849.

Ireland accounts for 2.6% of the EU-27 total of 13,974,500.

Ireland ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 9.8% (from 326,011 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_pop1ctz, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.