JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE - EU SCIENCE - Applications for asylum increased in Ireland in 2022

Ireland issued more than 85.000 first residence permits in 2022, the highest number over the last four years, according to the Eurostat data included in the latest edition of the JRC Atlas of Migration. The number of applications for asylum increased in 2022 to about 13.000, compared to 2.600 in 2021. On International Migrants Day, the European Commission’s Knowledge Centre on Migration and Demography has released the 2023 Atlas of Migration. The Atlas provides the latest available data on migration trends worldwide, displayed in user-friendly interactive charts and visualisations.

date: 22/02/2024

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This new edition includes a special thematic section that sheds light on the trends in solidarity among Europeans, towards people displaced from Ukraine. The support of Europeans for people displaced from Ukraine remains high.

The Atlas of Migration is an interactive online tool published by the JRC, containing the latest available data on migration in the 27 EU Member States and 171 non-EU countries and territories. A new edition is released each year. It consolidates into a single database harmonised and validated data from official, international sources, including Eurostat.