Emigration

In 2020, Ireland's emigration decreased by 0.2% compared to 2019, reaching 51,313.

Ireland accounts for 2.4% of the EU-27 total of 2,141,596.

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 23.6% (from 67,160 in 2015).

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