Canada vs Ireland: Share of the population born in another country

Canada

22.2%

in 2024

Ireland

23.1%

in 2024

Canada rank

51st

Ireland rank

49th

Share of the population born in another country over time

Ireland currently reports 23.1% against 22.2% in Canada, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 51st and Ireland ranks 49th of 231 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population born in another country
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 1,848 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Immigrants as a share of the total population.