Asylum positive first-instance decisions

In 2025, Ireland's asylum positive first-instance decisions decreased by 4.1% compared to 2024, reaching 3,635.

Ireland accounts for 1.1% of the EU-27 total of 325,765.

Ireland ranks 10th 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 284.7% (from 945 in 2020).

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