Europe & Central Asia vs Ireland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita

Europe & Central Asia
0.0015 units per person
in 2025
Ireland
0.0061 units per person
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia rank
13th
Ireland rank
12th

Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.0061 units per person against 0.0015 units per person in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.0046 units per person.

That makes Ireland's figure about 4.1 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ireland ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 13th and Ireland ranks 12th of 45 groups.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0004 units per person 0.0014 units per person 0.0011 units per person Ireland
2010s 0.0009 units per person 0.0012 units per person 0.0002 units per person Ireland
2020s 0.0014 units per person 0.0037 units per person 0.0022 units per person Ireland

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, Europe & Central Asia or Ireland?
Ireland, at 0.0061 units per person against 0.0015 units per person in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Europe & Central Asia and Ireland?
0.0046 units per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Ireland?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Ireland rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 13th and Ireland ranks 12th of 45 groups.
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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Indicator
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 5,379 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

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.