First residence permits — work

In 2023, Ireland's first residence permits increased by 22.6% compared to 2022, reaching 23,918.

Ireland accounts for 1.9% of the EU-27 total of 1,275,215.

Ireland ranks 13th 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 152.3% (from 9,480 in 2018).

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