Region of residence
Applicant and accepted applicant regional analysis, home and overseas
Several breakdowns are available to view:
Selected overseas countries
Applicants
| Selected overseas countries | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Ireland | 5,841 | 5,459 | 6,264 | 8,253 | 7,492 | 6,131 |
| China | 7,072 | 8,890 | 9,377 | 11,776 | 11,827 | 12,182 |
| Nigeria | 3,365 | 3,144 | 2,886 | 2,857 | 2,592 | 2,473 |
| France | 3,726 | 4,029 | 4,851 | 4,998 | 4,626 | 4,155 |
| Germany | 3,565 | 3,685 | 3,994 | 4,399 | 4,331 | 3,596 |
| Hong Kong | 3,492 | 3,586 | 3,737 | 4,202 | 4,735 | 6,454 |
| Malaysia | 2,796 | 3,035 | 3,383 | 3,495 | 3,910 | 4,130 |
| Pakistan | 2,578 | 2,601 | 2,402 | 2,348 | 2,081 | 2,056 |
| India | 2,781 | 3,030 | 3,287 | 3,552 | 3,441 | 3,602 |
| Cyprus | 3,683 | 3,263 | 3,705 | 3,908 | 4,260 | 3,409 |
Accepted applicants
| Selected overseas countries | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| China | 5,058 | 6,120 | 6,509 | 8,321 | 7,568 | 7,273 |
| Ireland | 2,572 | 2,609 | 2,823 | 2,992 | 2,336 | 2,008 |
| Nigeria | 1,913 | 1,681 | 1,592 | 1,638 | 1,473 | 1,273 |
| France | 2,559 | 2,703 | 3,194 | 2,696 | 2,576 | 2,286 |
| Hong Kong | 2,546 | 2,615 | 2,575 | 2,928 | 3,242 | 3,916 |
| Germany | 2,226 | 2,276 | 2,415 | 2,402 | 2,330 | 1,851 |
| Malaysia | 1,942 | 2,016 | 2,390 | 2,296 | 2,601 | 2,556 |
| Cyprus | 2,593 | 2,305 | 2,610 | 2,626 | 2,938 | 2,350 |
| Greece | 1,632 | 1,652 | 1,527 | 1,608 | 1,818 | 1,562 |
| Pakistan | 1,384 | 1,307 | 1,081 | 1,014 | 826 | 786 |