Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2023, Ireland's asylum positive increased by 70.8% compared to 2022, reaching 2,460.

Ireland accounts for 1.6% of the EU-27 total of 152,020.

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 290.5% (from 630 in 2018).

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