First permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity in Ireland

Ireland: First permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity was 4,593 Person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
4,593 Person
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
28th
of 41 countries
All-time high
4,593 Person
in 2025
All-time low
1,835 Person
in 2020
Years of data
18
2008–2025

First permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity in Ireland, 2008–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2008201620252008: 3.4k Person2009: 2.6k Person2010: 2.0k Person2011: 2.0k Person2012: 1.9k Person2013: 2.0k Person2014: 2.5k Person2015: 3.4k Person2016: 4.1k Person2017: 3.1k Person2018: 2.8k Person2019: 3.7k Person2020: 1.8k Person2021: 2.6k Person2022: 4.0k Person2023: 4.5k Person2024: 4.2k Person2025: 4.6k Person

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for first permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity in Ireland is 4,593 Person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, first permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity in Ireland peaked at 4,593 Person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,835 Person, in 2020.

That places Ireland 28th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

First permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for First permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity and citizenship in Ireland, 2008 to 2025.
Year Person Change
2008 3,409 Person
2009 2,608 Person -23.5%
2010 2,030 Person -22.2%
2011 1,994 Person -1.8%
2012 1,894 Person -5.0%
2013 2,042 Person +7.8%
2014 2,526 Person +23.7%
2015 3,444 Person +36.3%
2016 4,100 Person +19.0%
2017 3,058 Person -25.4%
2018 2,781 Person -9.1%
2019 3,671 Person +32.0%
2020 1,835 Person -50.0%
2021 2,609 Person +42.2%
2022 3,997 Person +53.2%
2023 4,461 Person +11.6%
2024 4,194 Person -6.0%
2025 4,593 Person +9.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,008 Person 2,608 Person 3,409 Person 2
2010s 2,754 Person 1,894 Person 4,100 Person 10
2020s 3,615 Person 1,835 Person 4,593 Person 6

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 25 Hungary 5,249 Person compare
  2. 26 Bulgaria 5,136 Person compare
  3. 27 Luxembourg 5,078 Person compare
  4. 29 Lithuania 3,607 Person compare
  5. 30 Slovakia 3,466 Person compare
  6. 30 Slovakia 3,466 Person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is first permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity in Ireland?
First permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity in Ireland was 4,593 Person in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest first permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 4,593 Person in 2025.
What is the lowest first permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,835 Person in 2020.
How does Ireland rank for first permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity?
Ireland ranks 28th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
Is first permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity and citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
First permits issued for family reasons by reason, length of validity and citizenship
Unit
Person
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
43 places, 722 data points, 2008–2025
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