Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2016, Ireland's asylum positive increased by 196.7% compared to 2015, reaching 445.

Ireland accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 358,065.

Ireland ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 641.7% (from 60 in 2011).

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