Asylum positive first-instance decisions

In 2021, Ireland's asylum positive first-instance decisions increased by 54.5% compared to 2020, reaching 1,460.

Ireland accounts for 0.7% of the EU-27 total of 202,985.

Ireland ranks 13th 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 201.0% (from 485 in 2016).

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