All valid permits by reason on 31 December of each year

In 2019, Ireland's all valid permits by reason on 31 december of each year increased by 18.3% compared to 2018, reaching 168,297.

Ireland accounts for 0.8% of the EU-27 total of 20,573,796.

Ireland ranks 17th 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 59.4% (from 105,569 in 2014).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00171, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.