EL · 2023 · migr_asydcfsta

Asylum positive — refugee status

Greece, 2023

Asylum positive — refugee status
24,360
Greece, 2023
▲ 30.1% vs 2022 (18,730)
Analysis

In 2023, Greece's asylum positive increased by 30.1% compared to 2022, reaching 24,360.

Greece accounts for 16.0% of the EU-27 total of 152,020.

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 92.8% (from 12,635 in 2018).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
16.0%
EU-27: 152,020
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