EL · 2021 · tps00192
First instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision - annual aggregated data
Greece, 2021
First instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision - annual aggregated data
37,205
Greece, 2021
▼ 40.1% vs 2020 (62,155)
Analysis
In 2021, Greece's first instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision decreased by 40.1% compared to 2020, reaching 37,205.
Greece accounts for 7.0% of the EU-27 total of 531,315.
Greece ranks 5th 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 224.8% (from 11,455 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00192, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
7.0%
EU-27: 531,315
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00192