First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Greece
Greece: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons was 5.34 Number in 2025. ◆ Volatile
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Greece, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Greece is 5.34 Number, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.7% on the previous year and up 408.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Greece peaked at 7.04 Number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7 Number, in 2014.
That places Greece 1st out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Greece, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.84 Number | — |
| 2012 | 0.86 Number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.71 Number | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7 Number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.05 Number | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 4.65 Number | +342.9% |
| 2017 | 5.32 Number | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 6.09 Number | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 7.04 Number | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 3.57 Number | -49.3% |
| 2021 | 2.15 Number | -39.8% |
| 2022 | 2.78 Number | +29.3% |
| 2023 | 5.57 Number | +100.4% |
| 2024 | 6.65 Number | +19.4% |
| 2025 | 5.34 Number | -19.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 5.34 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.73 Number, 7.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Greece's 5.34 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.73 Number, 7.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +342.9% | 1.05 Number | 4.65 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.03 Number | 0.7 Number | 7.04 Number | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.34 Number | 2.15 Number | 6.65 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Greece?
- First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Greece was 5.34 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 7.04 Number in 2019.
- What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 Number in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Greece ranks 1st out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 408.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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