As of 2022, there were approximately 3.89 million people in the Republic of Ireland who identified as being White Irish, with a further 502,000 who had any other white background. Asian or Asian Irish was the third-largest ethnic group in this year, at over 94,430.
Population of the Republic of Ireland in 2022, by ethnicity
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Central Statistics Office Ireland. (May 30, 2023). Population of the Republic of Ireland in 2022, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/537455/population-ireland-by-ethnicity/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. "Population of the Republic of Ireland in 2022, by ethnicity." Chart. May 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/537455/population-ireland-by-ethnicity/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. (2023). Population of the Republic of Ireland in 2022, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/537455/population-ireland-by-ethnicity/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. "Population of The Republic of Ireland in 2022, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/537455/population-ireland-by-ethnicity/
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Population of the Republic of Ireland in 2022, by ethnicity [Graph], Central Statistics Office Ireland, May 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/537455/population-ireland-by-ethnicity/