Canada vs Ireland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita)
Canada
0.0075 units per person
in 2025
Ireland
0.0061 units per person
in 2025
Canada rank
10th
Ireland rank
12th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) over time
- Canada
- Ireland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0075 units per person against 0.0061 units per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.0014 units per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ireland ahead.
Canada ranks 10th and Ireland ranks 12th of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0 units per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita, Canada or Ireland?
- Canada, at 0.0075 units per person against 0.0061 units per person in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Canada and Ireland?
- 0.0014 units per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Canada ranks 10th and Ireland ranks 12th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.