Asylum positive first-instance decisions

In 2022, Ireland's asylum positive first-instance decisions increased by 145.9% compared to 2021, reaching 3,590.

Ireland accounts for 1.2% of the EU-27 total of 312,060.

Ireland ranks 12th 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 372.4% (from 760 in 2017).

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