Asylum applications and refugees in Greece
22,493 asylum applications by refugees were received in 2021 in Greece — according to UNHCR. Most of them came from Pakistan, Afghanistan and from Syria. A total of 24,043 decisions have been made on initial applications. Around 54% of them were answered positively. 46 percent of asylum applications have been rejected in the first instance. The most successful have been the applications of refugees from Eritrea and from stateless persons.In a second table below you can find the refugees who fled from Greece and made their asylum application to other countries.
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Incoming asylum applications in Greece 2000 to 2021
The top line represents the total number of asylum applications (first applications + reviews). Below are the number of recognized refugees (green) and rejected applications (red).Asylum applications from foreign refugees in Greece
The total number of initial and continuing applications refers to the year 2021. Please note that the number of decisions (acceptances or rejections) does not have to add up with the number of applications because there may still have been open cases from previous years. Also, they don't have to be closed within the same calendar year. In addition, asylum procedures can also be closed, if the applicant disappeared or withdrew the application.New Applications | |||||
| Origin | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 3,394 | 115 | 2,486 | 4.4 % | |
| Afghanistan | 3,168 | 4,235 | 820 | 83.8 % | |
| Syria | 2,894 | 3,086 | 23 | 99.3 % | |
| Bangladesh | 2,464 | 12 | 558 | 2.1 % | |
| Turkey | 1,910 | 364 | 99 | 78.6 % | |
| Somalia | 1,478 | 749 | 306 | 71.0 % | |
| Albania | 1,124 | 10 | 1,647 | 0.6 % | |
| Iraq | 971 | 1,531 | 855 | 64.2 % | |
| Egypt | 775 | 24 | 333 | 6.7 % | |
| Palestine | 760 | 795 | 10 | 98.8 % | |
| Iran | 567 | 718 | 273 | 72.5 % | |
| Congo (Dem. Republic) | 565 | 427 | 766 | 35.8 % | |
| Georgia | 546 | 0 | 1,075 | 0.0 % | |
| India | 220 | 5 | 286 | 1.7 % | |
| Cameroon | 189 | 178 | 176 | 50.3 % | |
| Eritrea | 140 | 117 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Morocco | 116 | 29 | 95 | 23.4 % | |
| Sierra Leone | 91 | 80 | 42 | 65.6 % | |
| Ukraine | 91 | 0 | 29 | 0.0 % | |
| Cuba | 76 | 5 | 19 | 20.8 % | |
| Algeria | 65 | 15 | 105 | 12.5 % | |
| Yemen | 62 | 79 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Sudan | 55 | 38 | 18 | 67.9 % | |
| Gambia | 53 | 32 | 42 | 43.2 % | |
| Nigeria | 53 | 35 | 58 | 37.6 % | |
| Nepal | 51 | 10 | 85 | 10.5 % | |
| Moldova | 50 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 % | |
| Ghana | 44 | 14 | 83 | 14.4 % | |
| Mali | 44 | 16 | 37 | 30.2 % | |
| Guinea | 36 | 43 | 60 | 41.7 % | |
| stateless | 36 | 88 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Ivory Coast | 33 | 15 | 24 | 38.5 % | |
| Ethiopia | 31 | 18 | 5 | 78.3 % | |
| Russia | 30 | 0 | 24 | 0.0 % | |
| Comoros | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Togo | 27 | 22 | 46 | 32.4 % | |
| China | 26 | 0 | 118 | 0.0 % | |
| Armenia | 22 | 0 | 33 | 0.0 % | |
| Libya | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 % | |
| Burundi | 15 | 10 | 10 | 50.0 % | |
| Uganda | 15 | 28 | 13 | 68.3 % | |
| Angola | 14 | 5 | 11 | 31.3 % | |
| Lebanon | 14 | 5 | 28 | 15.2 % | |
| Tunisia | 14 | 5 | 19 | 20.8 % | |
| Djibouti | 12 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Congo | 11 | 16 | 22 | 42.1 % | |
| Senegal | 11 | 5 | 17 | 22.7 % | |
| Burkina Faso | 10 | 5 | 32 | 13.5 % | |
| Philippines | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % | |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 5 | 23 | 17.9 % | |
| Serbia | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 % | |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Benin | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Belarus | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Central Africa | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Dominican Republic | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 % | |
| Haiti | 5 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 % | |
| Indonesia | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0.0 % | |
| Jordan | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kenya | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Myanmar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Vietnam | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brazil | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chad | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Kuwait | 0 | 22 | 5 | 81.5 % | |
| Mauritania | 0 | 11 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Niger | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 % | |
| Peru | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| South Sudan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 % | |
| Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tajikistan | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 % | |
| Zambia | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Totals | 22,493 | 13,057 | 10,986 | 54.3 % | |
Reviews | ||||
| Origin | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 4,842 | 15 | 2,152 | 0.7 % |
| Afghanistan | 5,368 | 274 | 1,458 | 15.8 % |
| Syria | 2,448 | 179 | 31 | 85.2 % |
| Bangladesh | 1,266 | 0 | 584 | 0.0 % |
| Turkey | 92 | 11 | 49 | 18.3 % |
| Somalia | 549 | 17 | 258 | 6.2 % |
| Albania | 1,576 | 0 | 766 | 0.0 % |
| Iraq | 1,721 | 60 | 811 | 6.9 % |
| Egypt | 603 | 5 | 356 | 1.4 % |
| Palestine | 24 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 % |
| Iran | 479 | 41 | 179 | 18.6 % |
| Congo (Dem. Republic) | 1,506 | 50 | 966 | 4.9 % |
| Georgia | 618 | 0 | 254 | 0.0 % |
| India | 204 | 0 | 84 | 0.0 % |
| Cameroon | 251 | 26 | 159 | 14.1 % |
| Eritrea | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Morocco | 126 | 0 | 75 | 0.0 % |
| Sierra Leone | 72 | 10 | 51 | 16.4 % |
| Ukraine | 39 | 0 | 31 | 0.0 % |
| Cuba | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % |
| Algeria | 188 | 0 | 78 | 0.0 % |
| Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sudan | 44 | 0 | 35 | 0.0 % |
| Gambia | 167 | 5 | 101 | 4.7 % |
| Nigeria | 116 | 5 | 74 | 6.3 % |
| Nepal | 53 | 5 | 23 | 17.9 % |
| Moldova | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ghana | 109 | 0 | 88 | 0.0 % |
| Mali | 50 | 0 | 24 | 0.0 % |
| Guinea | 88 | 5 | 56 | 8.2 % |
| stateless | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % |
| Ivory Coast | 26 | 0 | 22 | 0.0 % |
| Ethiopia | 13 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 % |
| Russia | 33 | 5 | 23 | 17.9 % |
| Comoros | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Togo | 62 | 5 | 54 | 8.5 % |
| China | 69 | 0 | 38 | 0.0 % |
| Armenia | 52 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 % |
| Libya | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Burundi | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Uganda | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % |
| Angola | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % |
| Lebanon | 34 | 0 | 19 | 0.0 % |
| Tunisia | 25 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % |
| Djibouti | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congo | 37 | 0 | 23 | 0.0 % |
| Senegal | 60 | 0 | 38 | 0.0 % |
| Burkina Faso | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 % |
| Philippines | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Sri Lanka | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % |
| Serbia | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Benin | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Belarus | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Central Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dominican Republic | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Haiti | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 % |
| Indonesia | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 % |
| Jordan | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Kenya | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Myanmar | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brazil | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Chad | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mauritania | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Niger | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 % |
| Peru | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Sudan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Tanzania | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % |
| Tajikistan | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Venezuela | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zambia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 23,271 | 718 | 9,188 | 7.2 % |
Asylum applications of refugees from Greece
Greece is one of the countries where refugees are not only coming in. In the year 2021, there have been 24 asylum applications received from citizens from Greece in other countries. The most successful have been the applications in Canada.New Applications | |||||
| Destination | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 % | |
| Canada | 5 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 % | |
| Germany | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 % | |
| Totals | 24 | 5 | 22 | 18.5 % | |
Reviews | ||||
| Destination | Applied | Accepted | Rejected | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Canada | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Germany | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
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