Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2020, Ireland's asylum positive increased by 6.0% compared to 2019, reaching 620.

Ireland accounts for 0.6% of the EU-27 total of 106,750.

Ireland ranks 12th 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 313.3% (from 150 in 2015).

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