Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2024, Greece's asylum positive increased by 61.2% compared to 2023, reaching 39,270.

Greece accounts for 23.8% of the EU-27 total of 164,795.

Greece ranks 1st 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 190.6% (from 13,515 in 2019).

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