First residence permits — education

In 2024, Ireland's first residence permits decreased by 3.6% compared to 2023, reaching 38,416.

Ireland accounts for 7.0% of the EU-27 total of 549,458.

Ireland ranks 4th 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 10.6% (from 34,735 in 2019).

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