IE · 2019 · migr_asyappctzm

First-time asylum applications

Ireland, 2019

First-time asylum applications
4,745
Ireland, 2019
▲ 29.8% vs 2018 (3,655)
Analysis

In 2019, Ireland's first-time asylum applications increased by 29.8% compared to 2018, reaching 4,745.

Ireland accounts for 0.8% of the EU-27 total of 629,230.

Ireland ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 227.2% (from 1,450 in 2014).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
0.8%
EU-27: 629,230
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