Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Ireland
Ireland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.323 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Ireland, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Ireland is 0.323 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.3% on the previous year and up 307.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Ireland peaked at 0.323 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.035 units per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places Ireland 23rd out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 square kilometre in Ireland, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1752 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.1574 units per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1011 units per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1069 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0532 units per square kilometre | -50.2% |
| 2005 | 0.035 units per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0494 units per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0633 units per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0665 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0396 units per square kilometre | -40.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0739 units per square kilometre | +86.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0781 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0787 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0793 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0664 units per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0723 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0613 units per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 0.087 units per square kilometre | +41.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1039 units per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2019 | 0.114 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1073 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1002 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2193 units per square kilometre | +118.8% |
| 2023 | 0.323 units per square kilometre | +47.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0848 units per square kilometre | 0.035 units per square kilometre | 0.1752 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0815 units per square kilometre | 0.0613 units per square kilometre | 0.114 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1875 units per square kilometre | 0.1002 units per square kilometre | 0.323 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 20 Peru 0.3972 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Cayman Islands 0.3875 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Djibouti 0.3642 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Turkey 0.2885 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 United States 0.2844 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 South Korea 0.274 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Ireland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 137,869 (2025)
- 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0251 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Ireland?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Ireland was 0.323 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.323 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.035 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Ireland rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 23rd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 307.2%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.