Statistics Overview of statistical practice (1) Monthly statistics are published by the Ministry of Migration and Asylum, 1 however detailed data on breakdown per nationalities are not included. Moreover, percentage of recognition/rejection rate is calculated on the basis of the total number of decisions (including inadmissible decisions, implicit withdrawals, archived cases, etc.) having as a result a certain underestimation of the international protection recognition rate compared to the actual recognition rate based on the in-merits decision issued. Applications and granting of protection status at first and second instance: figures for 2024 Total Applicants at first instance in 2024 73,6872 Pending at Total decisions Total in merit first instance Total rejection in 2024 (2) decisions (3) end of 2024 26,623 77,3923 50,117 17,8804 In merit rejection (3) Refugee status (4) 10,550 39,271 Subsidiary protection (4) 296 - 13,182 13,700 3,102 1,401 2,177 1,582 864 1,477 7 6 24 7 2 60 255 Breakdown by countries of origin (top ten) Syria Afghanistan Egypt Türkiye Palestine Iraq Eritrea Pakistan Yemen Somalia Other 22,302 15,528 7,549 4,276 2,579 2,450 2,297 2,101 1,580 1,577 11,448 - - - - Source: MoMA, Factsheet - December 2024, available at: https://migration.gov.gr/statistika/. Note 1: statistics on applicants and pending concern people, including children and dependents. The rest of the columns concern number of decisions. Note 2: Statistics on decisions cover the decisions taken throughout the year, regardless of whether they concern applications lodged that year or in previous years. 1 2 3 4 MoMA, Statistics, available at: https://bit.ly/3OFlP83. Of which 69,027 fist time applications and 4,660 subsequent Applications. MoMA, Factsheet - December 2024, available at: https://migration.gov.gr/statistika/. Of which 19,144 concerned Acts of Interruption (implicit withdrawal), 764 explicit withdrawals, and 37 archived cases. MoMA, Factsheet - December 2024, idib. Does not include implicit and explicit withdrawals and archived cases, data of which can be found in the previous footnote. 8