EL · 2017 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Greece, 2017
In 2017, Greece's first-time asylum applications increased by 14.2% compared to 2016, reaching 56,945.
Greece accounts for 9.2% of the EU-27 total of 620,460.
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 494.7% (from 9,575 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.