compatriots.net finds 938,922 people from abroad holding company roles, research posts or other documented positions in Ireland, from 222 countries of origin; 8,133 of them are recorded by an official register.
The largest groups come from United States, India, United Kingdom.
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 245,352 |
| India | 157,902 |
| United Kingdom | 134,943 |
| France | 37,248 |
| Italy | 33,835 |
| Philippines | 32,967 |
| Spain | 31,073 |
| Brazil | 28,129 |
| Canada | 21,015 |
| Australia | 19,632 |
| Poland | 17,211 |
| Germany | 17,198 |
| Other | 222,069 |
| Industry (ISIC section) | People |
|---|---|
| Finance and insurance | 73 |
| Information and communication | 57 |
| Professional and scientific | 45 |
| Accommodation and food | 33 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 27 |
| Administrative and support | 14 |
| Manufacturing | 10 |
| Electricity, gas and steam | 10 |
| Construction | 8 |
| Other services | 6 |
| Arts and recreation | 5 |
| Education | 5 |
| Other | 9 |
Where the names in Ireland's company register come from, estimated by a name-origin model and adjusted to Ireland's own mix. These are expected counts, not people with a documented move, and no individual is labelled by them.
| Name origin | Expected people |
|---|---|
| Poland | 270 |
| United Kingdom | 200 |
| Canada | 100 |
| Lithuania | 70 |
| Sweden | 70 |
| Australia | 70 |
| United States | 60 |
| Belgium | 60 |
| South Africa | 50 |
| France | 50 |
| Germany | 50 |
| Indonesia | 40 |
| Other | 1,000 |
Based on 4,928 names whose origin the model can place; 100,514 names common to many countries are counted but not assigned.
Abroad, 562,974 people from Ireland are documented in 211 other countries.
| Host country | People |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 359,193 |
| United States | 184,688 |
| Australia | 37,549 |
| Canada | 23,756 |
| Germany | 19,177 |
| France | 19,016 |
| Switzerland | 13,050 |
| Spain | 12,760 |
| Netherlands | 12,105 |
| Belgium | 6,711 |
| Sweden | 6,353 |
| India | 6,139 |
| Other | 76,134 |
Ireland's company register lists 143,433 officer rows, 5,379 with a stated nationality (self-stamp rate 0.61; above 0.98 the field is ignored as it only repeats the register's own country).
Counts are people with a documented cross-border move: an official register's nationality or birthplace, ORCID/VIAF/Wikidata records, or a dated study-then-work transition. Name-based estimates and heritage (ancestral) readings are not included in these counts. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other".
Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.