Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0061 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Ireland, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Ireland is 0.0061 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 480.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.0061 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 units per person, in 2005.
Ireland ranks 12th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0032 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0028 units per person | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 units per person | -36.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 units per person | -51.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 units per person | -35.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 units per person | +37.3% |
| 2007 | 0.001 units per person | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 0.001 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 units per person | -41.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 units per person | +85.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.001 units per person | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 units per person | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 units per person | +40.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 units per person | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0029 units per person | +114.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0042 units per person | +44.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0059 units per person | +40.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0061 units per person | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More social development data for Ireland
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 69 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 69 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Ireland?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Ireland was 0.0061 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0061 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 units per person in 2005.
- How does Ireland rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 12th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 480.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.