Almost 85,000 arrivals from Ukraine by June 23, figures show

There were almost 85,000 arrivals from Ukraine in Ireland by 23 June 2026, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

Based on data available to the CSO, 122,639 PPSN’s were issued to Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection from Ukraine, and 84,739 of those had activity after 31 March 2026.

Of the 84,739 people, 45% of them were women aged 20 years and over, with 29% of them being men of the same age. Of the arrivals who were aged 18 years and over, 57% of males and 46% of females were married or cohabiting.

In May, over 31,000 arrivals were in employment, with their average weekly earnings being €573, with the most common sector of employment being in accommodation and food services at 23%.

Over 55,350 arrivals attended employment support arranged by Intreo Public Employment Services. Of these people, 52% notes that English language proficiency was a challenge in gaining employment.

Almost 11,000 arrivals were enrolled in further education and training courses on June 1 2026, of which 7,668 were enrolled in further education English Language courses.

Dylan Morrissey, Statistician at the CSO, said: “As of 23 June 2026, 84,739, or 69% of the 122,636 Personal Public Service Numbers (PPSNs) issued to Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BoTPs) from Ukraine had recent activity in administrative data after 31 March 2026, based on data currently available to the CSO.

“Of the 84,739 individuals, women and men aged 20 years and over made up 45% and 29% of arrivals respectively, while 26% were people aged under 20 years.

“In May 2026, 31,069 BoTPs had earnings from employment, where their mean weekly earnings were €573. The most common sector of employment was in Accommodation & Food Service activities at 23%.

“More than half of the 55,350 BoTPs who attended an Intreo employment support event noted that English language proficiency was a challenge in securing employment. Of the 10,988 arrivals enrolled in further education and training courses with Solas on 01 June 2026, 7,668 were enrolled in further education English language courses.

“There are two maps in this release that are based on mapping the 82,543 individuals, or 97% of arrivals with recent activity in administrative data, to a location within Ireland. These maps are based on the local post office address as per the process through which arrivals were seeking assistance from the DSP or, if available, the arrivals' residential address where an Accommodation Recognition Payment is payable to the host of the residence. Map 1 is a count of arrivals by Local Electoral Area (LEA), and Map 2 is the rate of arrivals by LEA (per 100 of the Census 2022 de facto population). Kenmare in Co. Kerry had the highest number of associated arrivals from Ukraine at 1,930 people.

Our analysis also shows that the rate per 100 of the population ranges across all LEAs in the country from 0.2% to 7.1%. The LEA with the highest rate was Kenmare in Co. Kerry.”