Most growth, 79,300 people, was net migration, with the rest due to 19,400 more births than deaths.
The Republic of Ireland’s population increased by almost 99,000 people last year, the biggest increase since 2008.
Eva Leahy, Statistician in Population Estimates and Projections at the CSO, said "Ireland's population was estimated to be 5.38m rising by 98,700 people in the year to April 2024". The number of emigrants was the highest since 2015 and consisted of 34,700 Irish citizens, 10,600 other EU citizens, 3,000 UK citizens, and 21,500 other citizens including Ukrainians.Between March and December 2022 almost 68,000 people arrived in Ireland from Ukraine under the EU’s Temporary Protection Directive
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