IE · 2022 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Ireland, 2022
In 2022, Ireland's first-time asylum applications increased by 423.8% compared to 2021, reaching 13,645.
Ireland accounts for 1.6% of the EU-27 total of 874,040.
Ireland ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 368.1% (from 2,915 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.