Ethiopia vs Ireland: Total number of international immigrants

Ethiopia
1.17 million immigrants
in 2024
Ireland
1.22 million immigrants
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
54th
Ireland rank
53rd

Total number of international immigrants over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1.22 million immigrants against 1.17 million immigrants in Ethiopia, a difference of 47,780 immigrants.

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

Ethiopia ranks 54th and Ireland ranks 53rd of 232 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 677,018 immigrants 237,581 immigrants 439,438 immigrants Ethiopia
2000s 241,107 immigrants 498,450 immigrants 257,343 immigrants Ireland
2010s 512,226 immigrants 776,926 immigrants 264,700 immigrants Ireland
2020s 1.02 million immigrants 1.08 million immigrants 62,148 immigrants Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Ethiopia or Ireland?
Ireland, at 1.22 million immigrants against 1.17 million immigrants in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Ethiopia and Ireland?
47,780 immigrants, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ireland?
8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Ireland rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
Ethiopia ranks 54th and Ireland ranks 53rd of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total number of international immigrants
Unit
immigrants
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
232 places, 1,856 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

People living in a given country who were born in another country.