IE · 2014 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Ireland, 2014
In 2014, Ireland's first-time asylum applications increased by 54.3% compared to 2013, reaching 1,450.
Ireland accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 530,975.
Ireland ranks 17th 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 45.5% (from 2,660 in 2009).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.