EL · 2016 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Greece, 2016
First-time asylum applications
49,880
Greece, 2016
▲ 339.1% vs 2015 (11,360)
Analysis
In 2016, Greece's first-time asylum applications increased by 339.1% compared to 2015, reaching 49,880.
Greece accounts for 4.3% of the EU-27 total of 1,167,070.
Greece ranks 4th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 435.5% (from 9,315 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
4.3%
EU-27: 1,167,070
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm