Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2025, Ireland's asylum positive decreased by 4.4% compared to 2024, reaching 3,070.

Ireland accounts for 1.8% of the EU-27 total of 166,905.

Ireland ranks 9th 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 395.2% (from 620 in 2020).

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