All valid permits by reason on 31 December of each year

In 2021, Ireland's all valid permits by reason on 31 december of each year increased by 9.3% compared to 2020, reaching 169,687.

Ireland accounts for 0.7% of the EU-27 total of 22,832,770.

Ireland ranks 19th 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 53.0% (from 110,927 in 2016).

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