EL · 2026 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Greece, 2026
First-time asylum applications
13,540
Greece, 2026
▼ 75.5% vs 2025 (55,375)
Analysis
In 2026, Greece's first-time asylum applications decreased by 75.5% compared to 2025, reaching 13,540.
Greece accounts for 9.4% of the EU-27 total of 144,780.
Greece ranks 5th 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 40.2% (from 22,655 in 2021).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2026
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2026
9.4%
EU-27: 144,780
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm