Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2024, Ireland's return orders issued to non-eu citizens increased by 207.5% compared to 2023, reaching 3,275.

Ireland accounts for 0.7% of the EU-27 total of 464,775.

Ireland ranks 19th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 29.2% (from 2,535 in 2019).

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