Population — EU-foreign citizens

In 2025, Ireland's population increased by 2.5% compared to 2024, reaching 366,693.

Ireland accounts for 2.6% of the EU-27 total of 14,070,744.

Ireland ranks 8th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 10.6% (from 331,543 in 2020).

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