Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2017, Ireland's return orders issued to non-eu citizens decreased by 18.5% compared to 2016, reaching 1,105.

Ireland accounts for 0.2% of the EU-27 total of 450,390.

Ireland ranks 24th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 46.5% (from 2,065 in 2012).

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