EL · 2020 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
Greece, 2020
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
62,155
Greece, 2020
▲ 90.0% vs 2019 (32,705)
Analysis
In 2020, Greece's asylum first-instance decisions (total) increased by 90.0% compared to 2019, reaching 62,155.
Greece accounts for 11.8% of the EU-27 total of 528,365.
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 544.8% (from 9,640 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
11.8%
EU-27: 528,365
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta