Emigration

In 2022, Ireland's emigration increased by 13.9% compared to 2021, reaching 61,133.

Ireland accounts for 2.3% of the EU-27 total of 2,694,009.

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 4.0% (from 58,788 in 2017).

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