First-time asylum applications

In 2024, Ireland's first-time asylum applications increased by 39.5% compared to 2023, reaching 18,440.

Ireland accounts for 2.0% of the EU-27 total of 912,835.

Ireland ranks 9th 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 288.6% (from 4,745 in 2019).

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