This statistic shows the number of immigrants in the Republic of Ireland from 1987 to 2019. Over this period there has been an overall increase of 71.4 thousand. The peak came in 2007 when there were over 151 thousand immigrants in Ireland.
Number of immigrants in the Republic of Ireland from 1987 to 2019
(in 1,000s)
* Up to and including 2005, the annual population estimates are on a de facto basis. From 2006 onwards the concept of usual residence is used. ** Preliminary data. Year ending April
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Central Statistics Office Ireland. (August 27, 2019). Number of immigrants in the Republic of Ireland from 1987 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 13, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/537502/immigrant-population-of-ireland/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. "Number of immigrants in the Republic of Ireland from 1987 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 27, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 13, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/537502/immigrant-population-of-ireland/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. (2019). Number of immigrants in the Republic of Ireland from 1987 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 13, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/537502/immigrant-population-of-ireland/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. "Number of Immigrants in The Republic of Ireland from 1987 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/537502/immigrant-population-of-ireland/
Central Statistics Office Ireland, Number of immigrants in the Republic of Ireland from 1987 to 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/537502/immigrant-population-of-ireland/ (last visited August 13, 2020)
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