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IRELAND

Major countries of destination of migrants from Ireland are
Australia, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Note: The countries are listed in alphabetical order
Source: Composite Matrix, the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty.

Top Five Countries of Origin of the Foreign-Born Population Living in Ireland in 2002

Countries of birth	Number	Percent of total foreign-born population
United Kingdom and Northern Ireland	248,515	62.1
United States	21,541	5.4
Nigeria	9,225	2.3
Germany	8,770	2.2
France	6,794	1.7
All other countries	105,171	26.3
TOTAL	400,016	100.0

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Census 2002.

According to the Central Statistics Office, the foreign born represented 10.4 percent (400,016) of the total population of Ireland in 2002.

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Census 2002.

For more data details, go to the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty:
http://www.migrationdrc.org/research/typesofmigration/global_migrant_origin_database.html

Migration Information Source:
Ireland country resource page: http://www.migrationinformation.org/Resources/ireland.cfm

Ireland's Resources:
Central Statistics Office: http://www.cso.ie/
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform – Immigration, Asylum & Citizenship: http://www.justice.ie/
Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner: http://www.orac.ie/