EL · 2016 · migr_asydcfsta

Asylum positive — refugee status

Greece, 2016

Asylum positive — refugee status
2,470
Greece, 2016
▼ 32.6% vs 2015 (3,665)
Analysis

In 2016, Greece's asylum positive decreased by 32.6% compared to 2015, reaching 2,470.

Greece accounts for 0.7% of the EU-27 total of 358,065.

Greece ranks 10th 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 5388.9% (from 45 in 2011).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
0.7%
EU-27: 358,065
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