Asylum applicants considered to be unaccompanied minors - annual data

In 2021, Ireland's asylum applicants considered to be unaccompanied minors increased by 83.3% compared to 2020, reaching 55.0.

Ireland accounts for 0.2% of the EU-27 total of 25,105.

Ireland ranks 20th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 57.1% (from 35.0 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00194, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.