Emigration

In 2021, Ireland's emigration increased by 4.6% compared to 2020, reaching 53,673.

Ireland accounts for 2.0% of the EU-27 total of 2,692,807.

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 fallen by 3.3% (from 55,507 in 2016).

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