All valid permits by reason on 31 December of each year

In 2020, Ireland's all valid permits by reason on 31 december of each year decreased by 7.7% compared to 2019, reaching 155,317.

Ireland accounts for 0.8% of the EU-27 total of 20,366,243.

Ireland ranks 18th 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 36.3% (from 113,914 in 2015).

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