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Number of accepted grants of asylum in Greece from 2008-2016

Annual number of successful grants of asylum for refugees in Greece from 2008 to 2016

The data displays the annual growth figures of successful grants of asylum for refugees in Greece from 2008 until 2016. Comparing 2008 to 2016, there has been an overall increase of over 2.7 thousand refugees successfully qualifying for asylum in Greece. The peak was in 2015 at approx. four thousand. Since 2008 Greece has accepted a total of 9,815 refugees.

2008 55
2009 165
2010 105
2011 180
2012 95
2013 500
2014 1970
2015 4030
2016 2715