Asylum positive first-instance decisions

In 2023, Ireland's asylum positive first-instance decisions decreased by 10.9% compared to 2022, reaching 3,200.

Ireland accounts for 0.9% of the EU-27 total of 358,275.

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 218.4% (from 1,005 in 2018).

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