Foreign-born population share in Ireland
Foreign-born population share in Ireland was 23.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat. That is up 0.6 pts from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 26 EU countries in 2025.
Foreign-born population share in Ireland, 2000 to 2025
All 21 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.3 |
| 2024 | 22.6 |
| 2023 | 21.8 |
| 2022 | 20.4 |
| 2021 | 20.3 |
| 2020 | 20.4 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2018 | 19.7 |
| 2017 | 19.5 |
| 2016 | 16.4 |
| 2015 | 16.2 |
| 2014 | 16.3 |
| 2013 | 16.5 |
| 2012 | 16.8 |
| 2011 | 16.1 |
| 2010 | 16.1 |
| 2009 | 16.3 |
| 2008 | 16.2 |
| 2007 | 15.3 |
| 2001 | 7.3 |
| 2000 | 6.7 |
Rankings
- EU countries by foreign-born share of the population
- US states by foreign-born share of the population
Definition
People born outside the country where they live, as a percentage of the total population. United States: people who were not US citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants; American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span. EU countries: residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country (Eurostat).
Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born. In the United States people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native; in the EU everyone born outside the reporting country counts as foreign born, including people born in another EU country or abroad to national parents. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU.
How it is calculated
Foreign-born population divided by total population for the same place and year, times 100. United States: Census Bureau American Community Survey table B05002 (foreign born over total population). EU countries: Invokely calculation FOR / TOTAL * 100 from Eurostat migr_pop4ctb (country of birth, all ages, both sexes, 1 January); the total includes residents whose country of birth is unknown.
Inputs
- Foreign-born population (2025): 1,267,144, Eurostat
- Total population in country of birth statistics (2025): 5,440,278, Eurostat
How to cite
Invokely calculation from Foreign-born population share (Eurostat migr_pop4ctb). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#foreign_born_share. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Use this data in your AI agent
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What is the foreign-born share of the population in Ireland?
Foreign-born population share in Ireland was 23.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat. That is up 0.6 pts from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 26 EU countries in 2025.
Where does this figure come from?
Invokely. Foreign-born population share (Eurostat migr_pop4ctb). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest foreign-born share of the population in Ireland?
23.3% in 2025, the highest value since 2000 in this series.