1.9 Estimated emigration classified by destination, 1912-19201 and 2011-20152

Destination

Years UK USA Canada Australia Rest of world3 Rest of EU284 Total persons Estimated Population Ratio of Emigrants (per 1,000 population)

1912 1,867 20,466 5,788 842 381 29,344 4,384,710 6.7

1913 1,149 21,758 6,673 915 472 30,967 4,379,012 7.1

1914 1,047 15,272 2,909 768 318 20,314 4,381,308 4.6

1915 2,898 6,681 597 347 136 10,659 4,337,000 2.5

1916 2,446 4,207 485 100 64 7,302 4,337,000 1.7

1917 1,908 88 79 13 23 2,111 4,390,219 0.5

1918 879 12 54 32 3 980 4,390,219 0.2

1919 1,073 848 947 60 47 2,975 4,390,219 0.7

1920 582 12,288 2,109 212 340 15,531 4,390,219 3.5

2011 20,000 4,700 2,100 13,400 16,200 24,300 80,600 4,574,900 17.6

2012 19,000 8,600 3,000 18,200 14,400 24,000 87,100 4,585,400 19.0

2013 21,900 6,200 5,300 15,400 14,400 25,700 89,000 4,593,100 19.4

2014 17,900 6,900 4,700 10,000 17,500 24,900 81,900 4,609,600 17.8

2015 19,200 5,900 7,700 7,500 18,400 22,100 80,900 4,635,400 17.5

Source: Emigration Statistics of Ireland in House of Commons Parliamentary Reports, Population and Migration estimates CSO

1 Data for years 1912 to 1920 refers to the island of Ireland and is for Irish nationals only.

2 Data for years 2011-2015 is for the Republic of Ireland and is sample data rounded to the nearest 100.

3 Rest of World includes EU28 countries for years 1912 to 1920.