CSO records 149,000 immigrants in 12 months, the highest number in 16 years

Returning Irish people made up 30,000 of the 149,000 arrivals in the 12 months to April 2024, the third successive year in which incomings numbered more than 100,000. Picture: iStock

Nearly 150,000 people migrated to Ireland in the 12 months to April 2024, the largest number in 16 years, according to the Central Statistics Office.

The CSO said more than 149,000 people immigrated over that time period, the third successive year in which incomings numbered more than 100,000.