EL · 2020 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Greece, 2020
First-time asylum applications
37,865
Greece, 2020
▼ 49.5% vs 2019 (74,910)
Analysis
In 2020, Greece's first-time asylum applications decreased by 49.5% compared to 2019, reaching 37,865.
Greece accounts for 9.1% of the EU-27 total of 415,480.
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 233.3% (from 11,360 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
9.1%
EU-27: 415,480
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm