First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Ireland

Ireland: First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants was 98.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
98.6%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
6th
of 40 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 2022
All-time low
98.0%
in 2020
Years of data
18
2008–2025

First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Ireland, 2008–2025

0204060801002008201620252008: 98.5 Percentage2009: 98.9 Percentage2010: 98.9 Percentage2011: 99.4 Percentage2012: 98.3 Percentage2013: 99.2 Percentage2014: 99.3 Percentage2015: 99.8 Percentage2016: 99.7 Percentage2017: 99.4 Percentage2018: 99.6 Percentage2019: 99.2 Percentage2020: 98 Percentage2021: 98.6 Percentage2022: 99.9 Percentage2023: 99.6 Percentage2024: 99.3 Percentage2025: 98.6 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 98.6% for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Ireland peaked at 99.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 2020.

Ireland ranks 6th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Ireland, 2008 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2008 98.5%
2009 98.9% +0.4%
2010 98.9% +0.0%
2011 99.4% +0.5%
2012 98.3% -1.1%
2013 99.2% +0.9%
2014 99.3% +0.1%
2015 99.8% +0.5%
2016 99.7% -0.1%
2017 99.4% -0.3%
2018 99.6% +0.2%
2019 99.2% -0.4%
2020 98.0% -1.2%
2021 98.6% +0.6%
2022 99.9% +1.3%
2023 99.6% -0.3%
2024 99.3% -0.3%
2025 98.6% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 98.7% 98.5% 98.9% 2
2010s 99.3% 98.3% 99.8% 10
2020s 99.0% 98.0% 99.9% 6

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 3 Portugal 99.3% compare
  2. 4 Estonia 98.7% compare
  3. 4 Estonia 98.7% compare
  4. 7 Spain 98.1% compare
  5. 8 Bulgaria 97.6% compare
  6. 9 Iceland 96.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Ireland?
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Ireland was 98.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2022.
What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 2020.
How does Ireland rank for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants?
Ireland ranks 6th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
Is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 661 data points, 2008–2025
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