Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2013, Ireland's return orders issued to non-eu citizens increased by 3.9% compared to 2012, reaching 2,145.

Ireland accounts for 0.6% of the EU-27 total of 373,035.

Ireland ranks 21st 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 66.9% (from 1,285 in 2008).

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