EL · 2020 · tps00192
First instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision - annual aggregated data
Greece, 2020
First instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision - annual aggregated data
62,155
Greece, 2020
▲ 90.1% vs 2019 (32,700)
Analysis
In 2020, Greece's first instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision increased by 90.1% compared to 2019, reaching 62,155.
Greece accounts for 11.8% of the EU-27 total of 528,165.
Greece ranks 4th 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 544.8% (from 9,640 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00192, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
11.8%
EU-27: 528,165
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00192