EL · 2018 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
Greece, 2018
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
32,345
Greece, 2018
▲ 31.9% vs 2017 (24,515)
Analysis
In 2018, Greece's asylum first-instance decisions (total) increased by 31.9% compared to 2017, reaching 32,345.
Greece accounts for 5.8% of the EU-27 total of 556,610.
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 147.3% (from 13,080 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
5.8%
EU-27: 556,610
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta