East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Ireland: Net migration

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
-408,528
in 2025
Ireland
35,417
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
27th
Ireland rank
26th

Net migration over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Ireland
-1.5M-1.0M-500.0k0500.0k1.0M196019922025

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 35,417 against -408,528 in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 443,945.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Ireland ranks 26th of 45 groups.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s -178,030 -16,939 161,092 Ireland
1970s -385,900 9,602 395,503 Ireland
1980s -143,610 -20,728 122,882 Ireland
1990s -95,759 6,881 102,640 Ireland
2000s -770,804 42,154 812,958 Ireland
2010s -379,367 3,650 383,017 Ireland
2020s -437,210 42,508 479,718 Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net migration, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Ireland?
Ireland, at 35,417 against -408,528 in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in net migration between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Ireland?
443,945, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Ireland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Ireland rank globally for net migration?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Ireland ranks 26th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Net migration. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net migration
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,490 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.