IE · 2015 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Ireland, 2015
In 2015, Ireland's first-time asylum applications increased by 125.5% compared to 2014, reaching 3,270.
Ireland accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 1,217,180.
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 70.3% (from 1,920 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.