Five years cumulative net migration rose 0% to 15,320 persons in Ireland in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, five years cumulative net migration in Ireland reached an all time high of 94,996 persons in 2006 and an all time low of -43,657 persons in 1988. When compared to Ireland's main peers, five years cumulative net migration in Canada amounted to 195,181 persons, 20,614 persons in France, 622 persons in Iceland and 202,027 persons in United Kingdom in 2021.
Ireland has been ranked 34th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of five years cumulative net migration, 97 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Net Migration (Five Years Cumulative) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | persons | 209,466 | 242,184 | 244,875 | 220,307 | 235,860 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | persons | 57,008 | 56,781 | 56,248 | 55,439 | 54,395 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | persons | 232,738 | 320,494 | 361,274 | 417,974 | 391,914 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | persons | 22,368 | 22,859 | 23,188 | 23,337 | 23,305 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | persons | 18,807 | 14,729 | 13,175 | 14,391 | 17,403 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | persons | 397,921 | 432,017 | 430,803 | 392,587 | 360,560 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | persons | 1,477 | 4,113 | 8,316 | 6,611 | 5,152 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | persons | 13,130 | 18,978 | 29,200 | 33,647 | 29,113 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | persons | 34,031 | 49,591 | 70,475 | 75,863 | 21,615 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | persons | -82,173 | 33,094 | -12,438 | -99,430 | -47,764 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | persons | 30,329 | 26,425 | 21,584 | 18,388 | 25,564 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | persons | -871 | 89,021 | 167,475 | 339,064 | 458,942 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | persons | 77,987 | 79,667 | 80,765 | 81,492 | 81,585 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | persons | 1,221,849 | 1,449,371 | 1,377,630 | 1,200,796 | 1,158,444 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | persons | 254,218 | 246,940 | 239,014 | 230,577 | 221,179 |
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