First-time asylum applicants in Ireland
Ireland received 12,975 first-time asylum applications in 2025.
Ireland, 2025
12,975
Change from 2024
−29.6%
European Union, 2025
672,350 applicants
Position in 2025
9th of 32
First-time asylum applicants in Ireland over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12,975 applicants | 672,350 applicants |
| 2024 | 18,435 applicants | 912,835 applicants |
| 2023 | 13,220 applicants | 1,049,905 applicants |
| 2022 | 13,645 applicants | 874,035 applicants |
| 2021 | 2,615 applicants | 536,270 applicants |
| 2020 | 1,535 applicants | 415,475 applicants |
| 2019 | 4,740 applicants | 629,230 applicants |
| 2018 | 3,655 applicants | 564,905 applicants |
| 2017 | 2,910 applicants | 620,465 applicants |
| 2016 | 2,235 applicants | 1,167,075 applicants |
| 2015 | 3,270 applicants | 1,217,185 applicants |
| 2014 | 1,440 applicants | 530,970 applicants |
| 2013 | 940 applicants | – |
| 2012 | 940 applicants | – |
| 2011 | 1,280 applicants | – |
| 2010 | 1,920 applicants | – |
| 2009 | 2,660 applicants | – |
| 2008 | 3,805 applicants | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −29.6% from 18,435 applicants in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3,270 applicants, the figure has changed by +296.8%.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Ireland has the 9th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 672,350 applicants.
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127,664 immigrants
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Emigration
58,077 emigrants
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24,059 people
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Net migration rate
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Net migration estimates and projections
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Net migration
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