IE · 2017 · migr_resfirst

First residence permits — education

Ireland, 2017

First residence permits — education
27,588
Ireland, 2017
▲ 28.8% vs 2016 (21,421)
Analysis

In 2017, Ireland's first residence permits increased by 28.8% compared to 2016, reaching 27,588.

Ireland accounts for 7.8% of the EU-27 total of 354,685.

Ireland ranks 5th 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 63.9% (from 16,828 in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
7.8%
EU-27: 354,685
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