EL · 2016 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum negative first-instance decisions
Greece, 2016
Asylum negative first-instance decisions
8,740
Greece, 2016
▲ 55.8% vs 2015 (5,610)
Analysis
In 2016, Greece's asylum negative first-instance decisions increased by 55.8% compared to 2015, reaching 8,740.
Greece accounts for 2.1% of the EU-27 total of 412,785.
Greece ranks 8th 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 2.9% (from 8,490 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
2.1%
EU-27: 412,785
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta