Overview of Key Statistics
The following are some key statistics on numbers of non-Irish nationals in Ireland and on labour force and education participation rates for migrants.
Summary of some statistics as at end 2009
1. Census 2006
· Non-Irish nationals resident in the State increased by 87% over the four year period from 2002 -2006 (224,000 in 2002 to 420,000 in 2006).· Accession of the EU 12 states in 2004 resulted in a large increase in inward migration of nationals from these countries. Census 2006 showed 63,276 Polish, 24,628 Lithuanian and 13,319 Latvians here.
The breakdown of Non- Irish nationals from the Census 2006 is as follows:
· UK (27%), EU 15 excluding UK (10%), EU 10 (29%), Rest of Europe (6%), Asia (11%), Africa (8%), America (5%), Australia (1%), Other (3%).
· Non-Irish nationals came from 188 different countries and the top ten nationalities were UK, Polish, Lithuanian, Nigerian, Latvian, US, Chinese, German, Filipino and French.
(Source: Central Statistics Office)
2. PPS Numbers
· In 2003, 54% of the PPS numbers issued were to non-Irish nationals. By 2006, this had risen to 74 % and had fallen to 63% in 2008. In 2009, 48% of PPS numbers issued were to non-Irish nationals.· Over 133,000 PPS numbers went to non-Irish nationals in 2004. This increased to over 190,000 in 2005 and 231,000 in 2006 but decreased to approx. 218,000 in 2007 and to 156,151 in 2008 (a decrease of 28% from 2007). The number in 2009 was 79,986 (a decrease of 49% on the 2008 level).
· 29,421 PPS numbers were issued to Accession countries in 2009. This compares to 73,386 in 2008 i.e. a 60% decrease.
· The top 5 countries for PPS in 2009 were UK, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and France.
(Source: Department of Social and Family Affairs)
3. Work Permits
· 7,962 work permits were issued in 2009 – this is a 41% decrease on the figure for 2008 (13,567).· Of these, 4,024 were new permits and 3,938 were renewals.
· 1,901 applications were refused in 2009.
· The top 5 countries in 2009 for issued work permits were India (1,788), Philippines (1,426), USA (553), Malaysia (462), and China (411).
(Source; Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)
4. Live Register
· There were 77,519 Non-Irish nationals on the Live Register in December 2009.· Of these, 56% (42,675) were from the EU Accession states and 23% (18,062) were from the UK. 4,073 were from the EU 15 (excl. Irl and UK) and 12,709 (16%) were Other non-Irish nationals.
· Non-Irish nationals represented 18.3% of all persons on the Live Register in December 2009.
· There was a 21% increase in the numbers of Non-Irish nationals on the Live Register from Jan 09 (64,001) to Dec 09 (77,519). This compares to a 32% increase in the same period for Irish nationals (262,271 in Jan to 346,076 in Dec 09).
(Source:CSO Live Register publication)
5. Education
· In 2007/2008, there were approx 43,920 pupils of different nationalities attending primary school.· There were approx. 24,650 newcomers in post-primary in 2008/09. There were over 160 nationalities represented.
· In 2009/10 the total number of whole time eequivalent language support teaching posts is 1,182 at primary level and 365 at post-primary level. About 32,200 pupils at primary level and about 6,200 at second level are currently benefitting from English language support in our schools.
· In 2008/2009, nearly 12,100 students from outside the island of Ireland were enrolled in full-time undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in HEA institutions. This represents 8.3% of enrolments in that year, compared to 4% over a decade previously (1995/1996). A detailed breakdown of the statistics is available on the HEA website.
http://www.hea.ie/en/statistics
(Source: Department of Education and Science)
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