Emigration

In 2019, Ireland's emigration increased by 2.3% compared to 2018, reaching 51,410.

Ireland accounts for 2.0% of the EU-27 total of 2,562,378.

Ireland ranks 13th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 27.7% (from 71,107 in 2014).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00177, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.