There was a 16% decrease in the number of immigrants arriving in Ireland in the 12 months to April 2025 as 125,300 came to live in the State, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.
It was the fourth successive year when there were more than 100,000 people coming to live in the country.
It means net migration, the number of people arriving less those leaving, was 59,700, a drop of almost 20,000 on the previous year.
Of the immigrants, 31,500 were returning Irish citizens, 25,300 were other EU citizens, 4,900 were UK citizens and the remaining 63,600 were from other countries.
Today’s CSO figures show there was a 96% surge in the numbers coming from the US as 9,600 came to live in Ireland.
There was a fall in the numbers emigrating to live abroad for the first time since 2020 with 65,600 people departing the State.
There was a natural increase in the population of 18,600 with 54,400 births and 35,800 deaths over the 12-month period.
The CSO said it estimated that the overall population here rose by 78,300 and now stands at 5,458,600.
It noted that 13,500 people went from Ireland to live in Australia, an increase of 27%, which was the highest level of emigration to the country since 2013.
Meanwhile, 6,100 left for the US, a rise of 22%.