Asylum positive — subsidiary protection

In 2025, Ireland's asylum positive increased by 3.5% compared to 2024, reaching 295.

Ireland accounts for 0.4% of the EU-27 total of 72,535.

Ireland ranks 14th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 145.8% (from 120 in 2020).

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