First residence permits issued (total)

In 2024, Ireland's first residence permits issued (total) decreased by 9.7% compared to 2023, reaching 79,985.

Ireland accounts for 2.3% of the EU-27 total of 3,504,650.

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 34.9% (from 59,278 in 2019).

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