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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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