Protection and Return statistics
Number of Applications for Asylum in Ireland, 2007 - 2017
Source: International Protection Office (IPO) Statistics
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Asylum Applications, 2007 - 2017 Year Number of Applications 2017 2,926 2016 2,244 2015 3,276 2014 1,448 2013 946 2012 956 2011 1,290 2010 1,939 2009 2,689 2008 3,866 2007 3,985 Source: International Protection Office (IPO) Statistics
Number of Applications, by Nationality, for Asylum in Ireland
Top five nationalities (%) applying for asylum in Ireland 2017
| Application for Asylum by Nationality, 2015 - 2017 |
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2015 |
2016 | 2017 | |||
| Country | No. | Country |
No. |
Country |
No. |
| Pakistan |
1,352 |
Syria |
244 | Syria | 545 |
| Bangladesh |
286 |
Pakistan |
233 |
Georgia | 302 |
| Albania |
214 |
Albania |
222 |
Albania |
282 |
| Nigeria |
186 |
Zimbabwe |
192 | Zimbabwe |
262 |
| India |
144 |
Nigeria |
176 |
Pakistan |
200 |
| Others | 1,094 | Others | 1,177 |
Others | 1,335 |
| 3,276 |
2,244 |
2,926 | |||