All valid permits by reason on 31 December of each year

In 2022, Ireland's all valid permits by reason on 31 december of each year increased by 37.9% compared to 2021, reaching 234,057.

Ireland accounts for 1.0% of the EU-27 total of 24,187,843.

Ireland ranks 15th 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 82.8% (from 128,066 in 2017).

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