EL · 2016 · tps00191
Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data
Greece, 2016
Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data
51,110
Greece, 2016
▲ 287.1% vs 2015 (13,205)
Analysis
In 2016, Greece's asylum applicants by type increased by 287.1% compared to 2015, reaching 51,110.
Greece accounts for 4.2% of the EU-27 total of 1,221,185.
Greece ranks 4th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00191, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
4.2%
EU-27: 1,221,185
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00191