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

In 2021, Ireland's first instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision increased by 21.2% compared to 2020, reaching 1,545.

Ireland accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 531,315.

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 fallen by 27.5% (from 2,130 in 2016).

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