Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2018, Ireland's return orders issued to non-eu citizens increased by 25.3% compared to 2017, reaching 1,385.

Ireland accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 456,660.

Ireland ranks 22nd 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 35.4% (from 2,145 in 2013).

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