Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data

In 2021, Ireland's asylum applicants by type increased by 69.3% compared to 2020, reaching 2,650.

Ireland accounts for 0.4% of the EU-27 total of 638,410.

Ireland ranks 16th 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 18.0% (from 2,245 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00191, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.