Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2018, Ireland's asylum positive decreased by 1.6% compared to 2017, reaching 630.

Ireland accounts for 0.5% of the EU-27 total of 114,590.

Ireland ranks 12th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 384.6% (from 130 in 2013).

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