EL · 2023 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Greece, 2023
First-time asylum applications
57,900
Greece, 2023
▲ 98.8% vs 2022 (29,125)
Analysis
In 2023, Greece's first-time asylum applications increased by 98.8% compared to 2022, reaching 57,900.
Greece accounts for 5.5% of the EU-27 total of 1,049,905.
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 10.9% (from 64,985 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
5.5%
EU-27: 1,049,905
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm