First instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision - annual aggregated data

In 2020, Ireland's first instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision decreased by 31.8% compared to 2019, reaching 1,275.

Ireland accounts for 0.2% of the EU-27 total of 528,165.

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 27.5% (from 1,000 in 2015).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00192, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.