Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Ireland
Ireland: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 0.3391 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Ireland, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Ireland is 0.3391 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 73.7% on the previous year and up 220.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Ireland peaked at 1.29 per 100,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100,000 people, in 2016.
Ireland ranks 199th of 241 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1305 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.1283 per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1262 per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1491 per 100,000 people | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1217 per 100,000 people | -18.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5472 per 100,000 people | +349.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1154 per 100,000 people | -78.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2021 per 100,000 people | +75.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1549 per 100,000 people | -23.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1539 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1532 per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1525 per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1518 per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1509 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1496 per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1058 per 100,000 people | -29.3% |
| 2016 | 0 per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2018 | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2019 | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2020 | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2021 | 0.0989 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2022 | 0.2516 per 100,000 people | +154.4% |
| 2023 | 0 per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 1.29 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2025 | 0.3391 per 100,000 people | -73.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.3391 per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9367 per 100,000 people, 36% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.3391 per 100,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.27 per 100,000 people, 8% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +349.4% | 0.1217 per 100,000 people | 0.5472 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1829 per 100,000 people | 0.1154 per 100,000 people | 0.5472 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0864 per 100,000 people | 0 per 100,000 people | 0.1532 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3295 per 100,000 people | 0 per 100,000 people | 1.29 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More development goals data for Ireland
- Red List Index 0.9217 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 33,380 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 130 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 130 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 111 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 39 (2025)
- Infant deaths 182 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 136 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Ireland?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Ireland was 0.3391 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 per 100,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100,000 people in 2016.
- How does Ireland rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Ireland ranks 199th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 220.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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