Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data

In 2024, Ireland's asylum applicants by type increased by 39.8% compared to 2023, reaching 18,565.

Ireland accounts for 1.9% of the EU-27 total of 998,145.

Ireland ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 288.4% (from 4,780 in 2019).

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