First residence permits — other

In 2024, Ireland's first residence permits decreased by 10.2% compared to 2023, reaching 18,297.

Ireland accounts for 2.1% of the EU-27 total of 888,784.

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 107.4% (from 8,823 in 2019).

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