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. Since the last months of 2016, the Asylum Service also publishes 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: 2018 Total Applicants in Pending at end Refugee status 2018 2018 66,969 58,793 12,611 Subsidiary protection 2,578 Rejection Refugee rate Subs. Prot. rate Rejection rate 15,559 41.1 % 8.3 % 50.6% 0 842 1,720 100% 46.5% 42.9% 0% 28.5% 24.1% 0% 25% 33% Breakdown by countries of origin of the total numbers Syria Afghanistan Iraq Pakistan Turkey Albania Iran Bangladesh Palestine Georgia 13,390 11,926 9,731 7,743 4,834 3,319 1,763 1,552 1,519 1,460 13,917 12,664 7,749 5,976 1,570 2,235 0 963 1,257 Source: Asylum Service, 26 March 2019. 1 Asylum Service, Statistical data, available at: http://asylo.gov.gr/en/?page_id=110. 8