IE · 2017 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Ireland, 2017
First residence permits issued (total)
47,901
Ireland, 2017
▲ 16.0% vs 2016 (41,279)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 16.0% compared to 2016, reaching 47,901.
Ireland accounts for 1.8% of the EU-27 total of 2,699,491.
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 78.6% (from 26,818 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
1.8%
EU-27: 2,699,491
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst