asked the Taoiseach the estimate of the numbers who have emigrated for each of the last ten years.
Written Answers. - Emigration Numbers.
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The only reliable estimates of migration are those for net migration between successive censuses of population, that is the difference between the inward and outward flows in the intercensal period.
The most recent estimates for the intercensal period since 1971 are as follows:
|
Intercensal Period |
Net Migration |
|
1971-1979 |
109,000inwards |
|
1979-1981 |
5,000outwards |
|
1981-1986 |
72,000outwards |
Population estimates are also made on an annual basis in respect of mid-April. Using these estimates in conjunction with appropriate 12-monthly data for births and deaths, the estimate of net migration to mid-April of each of the last ten years is as follows:
|
Year to mid-April |
Estimated Net Migration(– = an outward flow) |
|
|
1978 |
7,000 |
|
|
1979 |
16,000 |
|
|
1980 |
– |
8,000 |
|
1981 |
2,000 |
|
|
1982 |
– |
1,000 |
|
1983 |
– |
14,000 |
|
1984 |
– |
9,000 |
|
1985 |
– |
20,000 |
|
1986 |
– |
28,000 |
|
1987 |
– |
27,000 |