Overview of Key Statistics
The majority of migrants in Ireland are from the EU. As there is free movement of EU citizens within the EU, it is therefore difficult to produce accurate and up-to-date statistics on the number of Non-Irish nationals living in Ireland.
The Census 2006 publications provide detailed information on usual residence, migration, birthplaces and nationalities for all respondents. In addition, there are a number of other useful statistical resources that provide information on migration trends e.g. PPS numbers, work permit numbers, Quarterly Household Survey, Live Register etc.
An interesting resource which provides an overview of the outcomes of migrants in key areas is The ‘Annual Monitoring of Integration Report 2010’. This report was produced by the Integration Centre in collaboration with the Economic and Social Research Institute and assessed the outcomes of migrants in the areas of employment, education, social inclusion and active citizenship using statistics from sources such as the CSO’s Quarterly National Household Survey, the EU-SILC and the 2009 PISA study.
This report is the first of a number of annual reports. The use of indicators to measure the outcomes of migrants reflects developments at a European level. European Ministers responsible for Integration agreed to focus on key aspects of integration, including the use of indicators as a driver for development and social cohesion in the Zaragoza Declaration which was signed at the Fourth EU Ministerial Conference on Integration in April 2010.
