IE · 2020 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Ireland, 2020
First-time asylum applications
1,535
Ireland, 2020
▼ 67.7% vs 2019 (4,745)
Analysis
In 2020, Ireland's first-time asylum applications decreased by 67.7% compared to 2019, reaching 1,535.
Ireland accounts for 0.4% of the EU-27 total of 415,480.
Ireland ranks 16th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 53.1% (from 3,270 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
0.4%
EU-27: 415,480
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm