More than 24,000 new Irish citizenships granted in 2024

The latest figures show the naturalisation rate among foreign nationals living in the Republic in 2024 was 2.9 citizenships being granted per 100 non-national residents — the highest rate in the past decade. File Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty

The number of foreign nationals granted Irish citizenship in 2024 increased by 32% to over 24,000 — the highest annual total in the past decade.

Recently released figures from the European Commission show a total of 24,059 individuals became Irish citizens in 2024 — the latest year for which comparative EU figures are available — an annual increase of almost 5,800.