EL · 2021 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum positive — refugee status
Greece, 2021
Asylum positive — refugee status
13,035
Greece, 2021
▼ 50.6% vs 2020 (26,370)
Analysis
In 2021, Greece's asylum positive decreased by 50.6% compared to 2020, reaching 13,035.
Greece accounts for 11.5% of the EU-27 total of 113,375.
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 427.7% (from 2,470 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
11.5%
EU-27: 113,375
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta