First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Ireland
Ireland: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons was 2.39 Number in 2025. ◆ Volatile
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Ireland, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 2.39 Number for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in 2025.
The figure is down 30.5% on the previous year and up 241.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Ireland peaked at 3.44 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2 Number, in 2012.
That places Ireland 7th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.85 Number | — |
| 2009 | 0.59 Number | -30.6% |
| 2010 | 0.42 Number | -28.8% |
| 2011 | 0.28 Number | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2 Number | -28.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2 Number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.31 Number | +55.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7 Number | +125.8% |
| 2016 | 0.47 Number | -32.9% |
| 2017 | 0.61 Number | +29.8% |
| 2018 | 0.75 Number | +23.0% |
| 2019 | 0.96 Number | +28.0% |
| 2020 | 0.31 Number | -67.7% |
| 2021 | 0.52 Number | +67.7% |
| 2022 | 2.65 Number | +409.6% |
| 2023 | 2.51 Number | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 3.44 Number | +37.1% |
| 2025 | 2.39 Number | -30.5% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 2.39 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.73 Number, 3.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 2.39 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.73 Number, 3.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +409.6% | 0.52 Number | 2.65 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.72 Number | 0.59 Number | 0.85 Number | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.49 Number | 0.2 Number | 0.96 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 Number | 0.31 Number | 3.44 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 4 Spain 2.87 Number compare
- 5 Luxembourg 2.6 Number compare
- 6 Switzerland 2.57 Number compare
- 8 Belgium 2.31 Number compare
- 9 Italy 2.18 Number compare
- 10 Liechtenstein 1.96 Number compare
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Ireland?
- First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Ireland was 2.39 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.44 Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 Number in 2012.
- How does Ireland rank for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Ireland ranks 7th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 241.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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