EL · 2019 · migr_asydcfsta

Asylum positive — refugee status

Greece, 2019

Asylum positive — refugee status
13,515
Greece, 2019
▲ 7.0% vs 2018 (12,635)
Analysis

In 2019, Greece's asylum positive increased by 7.0% compared to 2018, reaching 13,515.

Greece accounts for 12.3% of the EU-27 total of 109,485.

Greece ranks 3rd 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 964.2% (from 1,270 in 2014).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
12.3%
EU-27: 109,485
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