Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2023, Ireland's return orders issued to non-eu citizens increased by 69.0% compared to 2022, reaching 1,065.

Ireland accounts for 0.2% of the EU-27 total of 488,115.

Ireland ranks 25th 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 23.1% (from 1,385 in 2018).

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