IE · 2017 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Ireland, 2017
In 2017, Ireland's first-time asylum applications increased by 30.4% compared to 2016, reaching 2,915.
Ireland accounts for 0.5% of the EU-27 total of 620,460.
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 grown by 211.8% (from 935 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.