EL · 2017 · tps00191
Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data
Greece, 2017
Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data
58,650
Greece, 2017
▲ 14.8% vs 2016 (51,110)
Analysis
In 2017, Greece's asylum applicants by type increased by 14.8% compared to 2016, reaching 58,650.
Greece accounts for 8.7% of the EU-27 total of 677,470.
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 · 2017
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
8.7%
EU-27: 677,470
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00191