Population — non-EU foreign citizens

In 2025, Ireland's population increased by 10.2% compared to 2024, reaching 506,707.

Ireland accounts for 1.7% of the EU-27 total of 30,600,204.

Ireland ranks 11th 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 143.2% (from 208,335 in 2020).

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