As of 2002 there were approximately 321 thousand Irish citizens living in the United Kingdom. Compared to last year the UK's Irish population experienced a net increase of around 49 thousand people.
Number of Irish nationals resident in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 25, 2021). Number of Irish nationals resident in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1061817/irish-population-in-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Irish nationals resident in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1061817/irish-population-in-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Number of Irish nationals resident in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1061817/irish-population-in-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Irish Nationals Resident in The United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1061817/irish-population-in-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Number of Irish nationals resident in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), September 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1061817/irish-population-in-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed