If we juxtapose the number of migrants who voluntarily returned in the period 2010-2013 under the IOM program and the number of apprehensions during the same period122, then the outcome looks as follows: Table. 22 Rate of Voluntary Returns among the Top Nationalities Apprehended 2010-2013 2013 2012 2011 2010 Albania 15389 0% 10602 0% 11733 0% 50175 0% Syria 8517 0% 7927 0.05% 1522 0% 851 2% Afghanist 6412 an 11% 16584 6.9% 28528 0.7% 28299 0.4% Pakistan 3982 124% 11136 34% 19975 1% 8830 1% Banglade 1524 sh 94% 7863 11% 5416 0.9% 3264 0.5% Somalia 1004 0% 1765 0% 2238 0% 6525 0% Eritrea 726 0.1% 923 0% 1172 0% 1628 0% Iraq 700 44% 2212 7% 2863 3% 4968 0.6% Georgia 568 71% 793 6% 879 0% 1456 0% Palestine 469 0% 1718 0% 2065 0% 7561 0% Algeria 443 0.4% 4606 0.04% 5398 0.03% 7336 0% Morocco 442 55% 2207 13% 3405 1% 1645 0.3% Congo 4% 631 1% 1855 0.05% 90 0% 72 Source: www.astynomia.gr and data provided by IOM, 2 June 2014 The figures of 2012-2013 show that voluntary returns were particularly attractive for citizens of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Georgia and Morocco. In 2013, voluntary returns corresponded to more than half of the annual apprehensions among those nationalities. The case of Pakistan is of special interest here. In 2013 for example, the overall number of Pakistanis who participated in voluntary return programs was higher than the total number of apprehensions, though it should be pointed out that those returned were not necessarily apprehended in the same year. Albania 122 The annual number of apprehensions includes both newcomers and migrants residing irregularly in the country. Page 57

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