SDG 10.7.1 Recruitment cost borne by employee as a proportion of monthly income earned in country of destination, is a Tier 2 indicator under the IAEG SDG Tier Classifications.
The target for this indicator is:
Target 10.7: Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies.
Definition: The UN SDG metadata repository gives the definition for SDG 10.7.1, and states:
SDG 10.7.1 is a tier II indicator since October 2019. National Statistical Offices are at different stages of piloting the methodology and data collection strategy at national level. It is recommended that National Statistical Offices in countries with important inflows or outflows of international migrant workers and/or international return migrant workers collect statistics on SDG 10.7.1 every few years, so as to monitor trends and inform policy formulation and planning.
SDG 10.7.2 Number of Countries with Migration Policies that Facilitate Orderly, Safe, Regular and Responsible Migration and Mobility of People; information for Ireland is provided by the Department of Justice.
Definition: The UN SDG metadata repository gives the definition for SDG 10.7.2
SDG Indicator 10.7.2 aims to describe the state of national migration policies and how such policies change over time. The information collected seeks to identify both progress made and gaps, thus contributing to the evidence base for actionable recommendations for the implementation of SDG target 10.7. The indicator also serves for the future thematic reviews at the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development.
Since 2017, the Migrant Integration Strategy (MIS) – A Blueprint for the Future has been the central policy framework adopted by Government to promote the integration of all migrants who are legally residing in the State. It envisages a whole-of-government approach to enhance diversity, inclusion and equity for migrants across all aspects of Irish society through increased focus on social inclusion measures, improved access to public services and targeted action to address racism and xenophobia.
The MIS was developed and coordinated by the Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration (OPMI) within the Department of Justice. Following a transfer of functions on 14 October 2020, policy concerning migrant integration now falls under the remit of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.
There is a new Migration and Integration Strategy currently being developed, due to be published in early 2027.
SDG 10.7.3 Number of people who died or disappeared in the process of migration towards an International destination, data for Ireland is not available on the UN SDG Global Database.
Definition: The UN SDG metadata repository gives the definition for SDG 10.7.3 metadata. This metadata document provides the following information: Data on SDG 10.7.3 are currently based on the International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Missing Migrants Project (MMP) dataset, which since 2014 has documented incidents in which migrants (regardless of legal status) have died or are presumed to have died in the process of migration towards an international destination. This selection of data is based on the currently available sources and can provide some insight into the risks of migration routes (see SDG 10.7.3 metadata for more details).
Data Sources: The SDG 10.7.3 metadata document gives details on data sources used in the Missing Migrants Project (MMP) database. For each incident recorded, the specific source of information is listed in the ‘Information Source’ variable, along with a link to the report if relevant, in the downloadable dataset available from mmp.iom.int/downloads.
Data Release Calendar: Disaggregated, incident-based data collected by the Missing Migrants Project is updated on a daily basis and is uploaded to missingmigrants.iom.int twice weekly, typically on Tuesdays and Fridays. The aggregated SDG 10.7.3 dataset is updated annually in March with provisional data for the prior year.
Data Providers: No country currently collects/reports comprehensive data on deaths during migration at a national level on their territory/area of effective control. As such, MMP and therefore the 10.7.3 dataset are constructed by IOM staff at the Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) and rely on other data providers – including local authorities, NGOs, surveys with survivors, and other sources – which are outlined in Table 1 in the SDG 10.7.3 metadata.
SDG 10.7.4 Proportion of the population who are refugees, by country of origin; information was published by the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, and ESRI, with additional information from the UNHCR.
Definition: The UN SDG metadata repository gives the definition for SDG 10.7.4
UNHCR Data
The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, collates population data relating to persons who are forcibly displaced or stateless. The data is sourced primarily from governments and also from UNHCR operations. Links here provide the definitions and data structure of the population data. The UNHCR provides data for Ireland on their Global database.
According to the UNHCR global website data there were 137,869 Refugees and 33,728 Asylum-seekers living in Ireland in 2025. This was an increase on 124,730 Refugees and 31,711 Asylum-seekers living in Ireland in 2024. See Table 6.1.
In the Asylum and Migration Overview 2024: Ireland by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), data in ‘Chapter 4: International Protection’ provides information outlined below:
4.1 Statistics: This section outlines statistics relating to international protection in Ireland. These statistics do not include beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine, who are covered by a different legal framework (See Chapter 5 of 'Asylum and Migration Overview 2024: Ireland').
4.1.1 Applications: A total of 18,561 applications for international protection were made in Ireland in 2024, according to the International Protection Office (IPO). This was a 40% increase from 2023, following the general trend upwards in recent years. Of these, 62% were males, and 28% of applicants were under 18, according to rounded Eurostat data. For at least the past ten years, the highest number of applications have been from 18 to 34 year olds; however, those under 14 saw the greatest increase in 2024, up 87% from 2023.
Applications for international protection in Ireland in 2024 accounted for 1.86% of the EU total of 997,350, compared to 1.17% in 2023. The number of total applications across the EU decreased for the first time since 2020.
More details are in the report: Asylum and Migration Overview 2024: Ireland
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