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First-time asylum applicants in Greece

Greece received 55,380 first-time asylum applications in 2025.

First-time asylum applicants People Data: 2011 to 2025 Source: Eurostat

Greece, 2025 55,380 People

Change from 2024 −19.7% 2024: 68,995 applicants

European Union, 2025 672,350 applicants Official aggregate

Position in 2025 5th of 32 See the full ranking

First-time asylum applicants in Greece over time

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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

First-time asylum applicants (people), 2011 to 2025
Period	Greece	European Union
2025	55,380 applicants	672,350 applicants
2024	68,995 applicants	912,835 applicants
2023	57,900 applicants	1,049,905 applicants
2022	29,135 applicants	874,035 applicants
2021	22,660 applicants	536,270 applicants
2020	37,860 applicants	415,475 applicants
2019	74,915 applicants	629,230 applicants
2018	64,985 applicants	564,905 applicants
2017	56,950 applicants	620,465 applicants
2016	49,875 applicants	1,167,075 applicants
2015	11,370 applicants	1,217,185 applicants
2014	7,590 applicants	530,970 applicants
2013	7,860 applicants	–
2012	9,575 applicants	–
2011	9,310 applicants	–

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In short

That is a change of −19.7% from 68,995 applicants in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 11,370 applicants, the figure has changed by +387.1%.
Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Greece has the 5th highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 672,350 applicants.

More for Greece

All statistics for Greece

Immigration 132,149 immigrants 2024 · Eurostat Emigration 78,014 emigrants 2024 · Eurostat Acquisitions of citizenship 14,275 people 2024 · Eurostat Net migration rate 4.8ep per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Net migration estimates and projections -15.6 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration 16,636 people 2025 · World Bank

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Original producer: Eurostat
Source: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code: migr_asyappctza · dataset details · view at source
Selection: freq=A citizen=TOTAL applicant=FRST sex=T unit=PER age=TOTAL
Observation period: 2011 to 2025 for Greece
Provider update: 3 September 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

How Greece compares in 2025 Neighbouring positions among 32 countries with a value for 2025.

2 Italy 128,655 applicants
3 France 116,475 applicants
4 Germany 113,235 applicants
5 Greece 55,380 applicants
6 Belgium 27,540 applicants
7 Netherlands 24,115 applicants
8 Switzerland 23,415 applicants

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What this measures

People who lodged an application for international protection in the country for the first time during the year. Repeat applications are excluded.

Population covered: First-time applicants of all citizenships

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