PQ: Migration Data
42. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Taoiseach the number of persons who have newly come into the jurisdiction; the number of persons who have emigrated; of the latter, the number who were foreign immigrants returning home or going elsewhere in respect of the past seven years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Deputy Paul Kehoe): Annual information on migration (immigration and emigration) is published in the Population and Migration Estimates release which issues in August each year. The following table provides the most recent estimates of the number of immigrants and emigrants, by nationality, for the period ending mid April for the years 2008 to 2013. The figures for 2012 and 2013 are preliminary and are subject to revision.
Estimated Migration classified by nationality 2008 – 2013
| Immigrants (000) | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 20111 | 20122 | 20132 |
| Nationality | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Irish | 30.7 | 23.8 | 23.0 | 17.9 | 19.6 | 20.6 | 15.7 |
| Non-Irish | 120.4 | 89.7 | 50.7 | 23.9 | 33.7 | 32.1 | 40.2 |
| Total | 151.1 | 113.5 | 73.7 | 41.8 | 53.3 | 52.7 | 55.9 |
| Emigrants (000) | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 20122 | 20132 |
| Nationality | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Irish | 12.9 | 13.1 | 19.2 | 28.9 | 42.0 | 46.5 | 50.9 |
| Non-Irish | 33.4 | 36.1 | 52.8 | 40.3 | 38.6 | 40.6 | 38.1 |
| Total | 46.3 | 49.2 | 72.0 | 69.2 | 80.6 | 87.1 | 89.0 |
| Net Migration (000) | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 20122 | 20132 |
| Nationality | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Irish | 17.8 | 10.7 | 3.8 | -11.0 | -22.4 | -25.9 | -35.2 |
| Non-Irish | 87.0 | 53.6 | -2.1 | -16.4 | -4.9 | -8.5 | 2.1 |
| Total | 104.8 | 64.3 | 1.7 | -27.4 | -27.3 | -34.4 | -33.1 |
- 1 Census of population for immigration only 2 Preliminary
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