Asylum applicants considered to be unaccompanied minors - annual data

In 2024, Ireland's asylum applicants considered to be unaccompanied minors increased by 38.9% compared to 2023, reaching 250.0.

Ireland accounts for 0.8% of the EU-27 total of 33,160.

Ireland ranks 13th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 400.0% (from 50.0 in 2019).

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