First residence permits — other

In 2021, Ireland's first residence permits increased by 45.2% compared to 2020, reaching 9,706.

Ireland accounts for 1.4% of the EU-27 total of 697,349.

Ireland ranks 11th 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 22.6% (from 7,916 in 2016).

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