EL · 2016 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
Greece, 2016
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
11,455
Greece, 2016
▲ 18.8% vs 2015 (9,640)
Analysis
In 2016, Greece's asylum first-instance decisions (total) increased by 18.8% compared to 2015, reaching 11,455.
Greece accounts for 1.1% of the EU-27 total of 1,075,745.
Greece ranks 9th 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 32.1% (from 8,670 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
1.1%
EU-27: 1,075,745
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta