List of expatriate Irish populations
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An expatriate Irish population in any country other than Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 or Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 is generally considered to be Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 emigrants and their descendants, at least to the extent that the people involved are aware of their Irish heritage and willing to acknowledge it. This definition applies to over 80 million people, considerably more than the 3 million of Irish nationality who reside in other countries. This smaller group is defined by the government of Ireland
Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann is the lower house, but principal chamber, of the Oireachtas , which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann . It is directly elected at least once in every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote...

 in legal terms as those of Irish nationality who habitually reside outside of the island of Ireland. It includes Irish citizens who have emigrated abroad and their children, who are Irish citizens by descent under Irish law. It also includes their grandchildren in cases where they were registered as Irish citizens in the Foreign Births Register held in every Irish diplomatic mission.

The main article Irish diaspora
Irish diaspora
thumb|Night Train with Reaper by London Irish artist [[Brian Whelan]] from the book Myth of Return, 2007The Irish diaspora consists of Irish emigrants and their descendants in countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, Mexico, South Africa,...

 contains details of most expatriate Irish populations, and provides links to main articles about many of them. This article presents those links, and some others, in tabular form arranged ahphabetically by country.

Details

Country Irish populations Irish history Lists of Irish
All Countries Irish
Northern Irish
 Albania European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 Andorra European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 Argentina Irish Argentine 
 Australia Irish Australian
Irish Australian
Irish Australians have played a long and enduring part in Australia's history. Many came to Australia in the eighteenth century as settlers or as convicts, and contributed to Australia's development in many different areas....

 
Australian
 Austria European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
Austrian
 Belgium European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 Brazil Irish Brazilian
Irish Brazilian
An Irish Brazilian is a Brazilian person of full, partial, or predominantly Irish ancestry, or an Irish-born person residing in Brazil. Many of Irish immigrants in Brazil had to change their last names into an easier kind of writing based in existing Portuguese names, replacing the "O" ....

 
Brazilian
 Kingdom of Bulgaria European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 Canada Irish Canadian
Irish Canadian
Irish Canadian are immigrants and descendants of immigrants who originated in Ireland. 1.2 million Irish immigrants arrived, 1825 to 1970, at least half of those in the period from 1831-1850. By 1867, they were the second largest ethnic group , and comprised 24% of Canada's population...

 and Irish Quebeckers 
Canadian
 Chile Irish Chilean
Irish Chilean
Irish Chileans are the inhabitants of Chile who either came from some part of the island of Ireland or are descendants of immigrants from there...

 
Chilean
 Independent State of Croatia European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 Czech Republic European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 Denmark European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 Kingdom of England Irish British  English
 Estonia European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 Finland European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 Early Modern France European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
French
 Germany European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 Gibraltar European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 Greece European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
Greeks
 Hong Kong Hong Kong
 Hungary European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
Hungarian
 Iceland European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 Israel Israeli
 Italy European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
Italian
 Jamaica Irish people in Jamaica
Irish people in Jamaica
Irish people in Jamaica is a Jamaican person who is of Irish descent. The legacy of the Irish is still seen in the places names, such as Dublin Castle, Irish pen. Irish town, Sligoville, Kildare, Leinster Road and Belfast. Their connection in Jamaica goes beyond the names of places...

 
 Japan Japanese
 Liechtenstein European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 Lithuania European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 Luxembourg European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 Republic of Macedonia European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 Malaysia Malaysians
 Mexico Irish Mexican
Irish Mexican
Irish Mexicans are inhabitants of Mexico that are immigrants from or descendants of immigrants from Ireland...

 
Mexican
 Monaco European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
Monegasque
 Kingdom of Montenegro European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 Netherlands European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 New Zealand New Zealander
 Norway European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 Pakistan Pakistani
 Paraguay Paraguayan
 Peru Peruvian
 Philippines Filipino
 Poland European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 Portugal European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
Portuguese
 Puerto Rico Irish immigration to Puerto Rico
Irish immigration to Puerto Rico
From the 16th to the 19th century, there was considerable Irish immigration to Puerto Rico, for a number of reasons. During the 16th century many Irishmen, who were known as "Wild Geese," fled the English Army and joined the Spanish Army. Some of these men were stationed in Puerto Rico and...

 
Puerto Rican
 Kingdom of Romania European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 Russia European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
Russian
 Kingdom of Scotland Irish-Scots
Irish-Scots
Irish-Scots are people who live in Scotland who are of immediate or traceably distinct Irish ancestry. Although migration between Ireland and Scotland has an established history owing to their close proximity, Irish migration to Scotland increased exponentially in the nineteenth century, and was...

 
Scots
 Serbia European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 Slovakia European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 Slovenia European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 South Africa South African
 Spain European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
Spaniard
 Sri Lanka Sri Lankan
 Switzerland European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
Swiss
 Ukraine European Irish
European Irish
Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe....

 
 United Kingdom Irish British  British
 United States Irish American
Irish American
Irish Americans are citizens of the United States who can trace their ancestry to Ireland. A total of 36,278,332 Americans—estimated at 11.9% of the total population—reported Irish ancestry in the 2008 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau...

 and Scotch-Irish American 
American
 Uruguay Uruguayan
 Venezuela Venezuelans
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