Statistics Overview of statistical practice Monthly statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions are published by the Asylum Service,1 including a breakdown per main nationalities. In the last months of 2016, the Asylum Service has also included statistics on the application of the Dublin Regulation in its monthly reports. However, as of 2016 these reports no longer mention the number of asylum applications lodged from detention. Applications and granting of protection status at first instance: 2016 Applicants in 2016 Total 51,091 Pending applications 2016 28,030 Refugee status Subsidiary protection Rejection 2,467 244 6,608 26.5% 2.6% 70.9% : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : 0.9% 33.5% 97.6% 51.2% 99.6% 96.5% 46.8% 98.7% 7.1% 100% Refugee rate Subs. Prot. rate Rejection rate Breakdown by countries of origin of the total numbers Syria Iraq Pakistan Afghanistan Albania Bangladesh Iran Algeria Palestine Georgia 26,692 4,812 4,695 4,371 1,420 1,215 1,096 889 852 688 13,257 3,086 2,603 3,986 679 721 675 216 518 303 Source: Asylum Service, Asylum Statistics December 2016: http://bit.ly/2mgBWI8. 1 Asylum Service, Statistical data, available at: http://asylo.gov.gr/en/?page_id=370. 8