EL · 2017 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
Greece, 2017
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
24,515
Greece, 2017
▲ 114.0% vs 2016 (11,455)
Analysis
In 2017, Greece's asylum first-instance decisions (total) increased by 114.0% compared to 2016, reaching 24,515.
Greece accounts for 2.6% of the EU-27 total of 933,565.
Greece ranks 6th 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 119.0% (from 11,195 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
2.6%
EU-27: 933,565
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta