Asylum positive — humanitarian protection

In 2025, Ireland's asylum positive decreased by 10.0% compared to 2024, reaching 270.

Ireland accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 86,575.

Ireland ranks 7th out of 13 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 35.0% (from 200 in 2020).

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