EL · 2021 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
Greece, 2021
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
37,205
Greece, 2021
▼ 40.1% vs 2020 (62,155)
Analysis
In 2021, Greece's asylum first-instance decisions (total) decreased by 40.1% compared to 2020, reaching 37,205.
Greece accounts for 7.0% of the EU-27 total of 531,525.
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 grown by 224.8% (from 11,455 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
7.0%
EU-27: 531,525
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta