Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2024, Ireland's asylum positive increased by 30.5% compared to 2023, reaching 3,210.

Ireland accounts for 1.9% of the EU-27 total of 164,795.

Ireland ranks 9th 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 448.7% (from 585 in 2019).

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