First residence permits — work

In 2022, Ireland's first residence permits increased by 143.5% compared to 2021, reaching 19,502.

Ireland accounts for 1.5% of the EU-27 total of 1,265,871.

Ireland ranks 16th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 107.5% (from 9,398 in 2017).

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