Census Ireland: More than 10% of people are now non-Irish citizens

The figures show that Ireland is getting increasingly diverse, with a rise in the number of people identifying as Black or Black Irish and Asian or Asian Irish. File photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Over one in 10 people living in Ireland on Census night were non-Irish citizens, with almost 90,000 people having moved to the country within the last 12 months.

The number of citizens of Asian countries living in Ireland almost doubled from Census 2016 to Census 2022, while the number of UK citizens living in the State continues to fall.