EL · 2022 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Greece, 2022
First-time asylum applications
29,125
Greece, 2022
▲ 28.6% vs 2021 (22,655)
Analysis
In 2022, Greece's first-time asylum applications increased by 28.6% compared to 2021, reaching 29,125.
Greece accounts for 3.3% of the EU-27 total of 874,040.
Greece ranks 8th 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 48.9% (from 56,945 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
3.3%
EU-27: 874,040
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm