Countries of Origin of Non-Irish Nationals Usually Resident and Present in the State
on Census Night 2006 and 2011


These are the top ten countries of origin of non-Irish Nationals usually resident in Ireland at the time of the last two censuses.



    Census 2006

    Census 2011
  • Ireland

    Persons usually resident and present in Ireland on Census Night (Census 2006) 4,172,013
    Total Irish 3,706,683 i.e. 88.8% of total
    Non-Irish 419,733 * i.e. 10.1% of total
    Other/Non Stated 45,597 i.e. 1.1% of total
    * EU nationals represent 275,775 i.e. 65.7% of the non-Irish national total.

  • Ireland

    Persons usually resident and present in Ireland on Census Night (Census 2011), classified by nationality: 4,525,281
    Total Irish nationality: 3,927,143 i.e. 86.8% of total
    Non-Irish nationality: 544,357 * i.e. 12% of total
    No nationality: 1,487 and Not Stated: 52,294 i.e. 1.2% of total
    * EU nationals represent 386,764 i.e. 71% of the non-Irish national total.

  •  UK

    112,548 * i.e. 26.8% of non-Irish national total

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  • Poland  

    122,585 i.e. 22.5% of non-Irish national total


  •  Poland

    63,276 * i.e. 15.1% of non-Irish national total


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  •  UK

    112,259 i.e. 20.6% of non-Irish national total


  •  Lithuania

    24,628 * i.e. 5.9% of non-Irish national total


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  •  Lithuania

    36,683 i.e. 6.7% of non-Irish national total


  •  Nigeria

    16,300 * i.e. 3.9% of non-Irish national total


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  •  Latvia

    20,593 i.e. 3.8% of non-Irish national total


  •  Latvia

    13,319 * i.e. 3.2% of non-Irish national total


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  •  Nigeria

    17,642 i.e. 3.2% of non-Irish national total


  •  USA

    12,475 * i.e 3% of non-Irish national total


  •  Romania

    17,304 i.e 3.2% of non-Irish national total


  •  China

    11,161 * i.e. 2.7% of non-Irish national total


  •  India

    16,986 i.e 3.1% of non-Irish national total


  •  Germany

    10,289 * i.e. 2.5% of non-Irish national total


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  •  Philippines

    12,791 i.e. 2.3% of non-Irish national total


  •  Philippines

    9,548 * i.e. 2.3% of non-Irish national total


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  •  Germany

    11,305 i.e. 2.1% of non-Irish national total


  •  France

    9,046 * i.e. 2.2% of non-Irish national total



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  •  USA

    11,015 i.e 2% of non-Irish national total





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