Population — non-EU foreign citizens

In 2024, Ireland's population increased by 12.0% compared to 2023, reaching 459,886.

Ireland accounts for 1.6% of the EU-27 total of 28,974,079.

Ireland ranks 12th 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 151.5% (from 182,846 in 2019).

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