EL · 2021 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Greece, 2021
First-time asylum applications
22,655
Greece, 2021
▼ 40.2% vs 2020 (37,865)
Analysis
In 2021, Greece's first-time asylum applications decreased by 40.2% compared to 2020, reaching 22,655.
Greece accounts for 4.2% of the EU-27 total of 536,270.
Greece ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 54.6% (from 49,880 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
4.2%
EU-27: 536,270
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm