Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2021, Ireland's asylum positive increased by 29.0% compared to 2020, reaching 800.

Ireland accounts for 0.7% of the EU-27 total of 113,375.

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 79.8% (from 445 in 2016).

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