The number of migrants coming to Ireland increased by more than 31 per cent in the year to April 2023.
141,600 people arrived here during this period, compared to 107,800 in 2022.
This is one of many findings in the Central Statistics Office’s (CSO) Year in Numbers.
The number of people leaving Ireland also rose from just over 56,000 to 64,000.
Other key statistics in the data include: The consumer price index in November 2023 was 3.9%, the lowest in 25 months.
According to the 2022 Census results, Ireland’s population has surpassed the 5 million threshold for the first time in 171 years, increasing by 8% since the 2016 Census.
The employment rate for the second quarter of 2023 reached 74.2%, the highest since the current series began 25 years ago.
Gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to decline by 1.9% in the third quarter of 2023, marking the fourth consecutive quarter of decline.
However, adjusted domestic demand, a fundamental indicator of domestic economic activity, was essentially flat during the quarter.
Forty percent of adults had experienced sexual violence in their lifetime.
More than half of women (52%) said they had experienced sexual violence, compared to 28% of men.
In 2023, approximately 80% of people used the Internet for shopping, banking, or online reservation/ordering services, with email use being the most popular at 93%.
More than 700,000 people indicated on their census forms that they volunteered, of which around 300,000 volunteered with sports organizations.
Almost 75% of the top 1% of earners were men, compared to 25% women.
Among those in the top 10% of income earners, just over 70% were men and almost 30% were women.
The median or midpoint of house prices rose steadily over the year, from €305,000 in January to €323,000 in October 2023, the latest month for which data is available.
Finally, by October 2023, nearly half (45 percent) of all new private vehicles approved were electric, plug-in hybrid, or hybrid vehicles.