EL · 2017 · migr_asyappctzm

First-time asylum applications

Greece, 2017

First-time asylum applications
56,945
Greece, 2017
▲ 14.2% vs 2016 (49,880)
Analysis

In 2017, Greece's first-time asylum applications increased by 14.2% compared to 2016, reaching 56,945.

Greece accounts for 9.2% of the EU-27 total of 620,460.

Greece ranks 4th 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 494.7% (from 9,575 in 2012).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
9.2%
EU-27: 620,460
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