Greece
Published on 20 January 2020
*Other departures includes i) transfers within IOM AVRR, ii) transfers of UASCs to State-run facilities, iii) transfers to open reception facilities/sites organised and supported solely by the Government and iv) those who depart on their own means (following the lift of geographical restriction). **Other includes other facilities and self-accommodated. Statistics regarding Returns in the framework of the EU-Turkey Statement, can be found in UNHCR's data portal.
Data Sources: Population data –UNHCR estimates based on enrolment; Arrivals/Departures –Hellenic Police, Hellenic Coast Guard.
Figures are subject to future adjustment based on consolidated figures provided by authorities. Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.
13 –19 January 2020
Aegean Islands Weekly Snapshot
Some 41,000 refugees and asylum- seekers reside on the Aegean islands.
The majority of the population on the Aegean islands are from Afghanistan (48%), Syria (19%) and Palestine (6%).
Women account for 22% of the population, and children for 33% of whom more than 6 out of 10 are younger than 12 years old.
Approximately 15% of the children are unaccompanied or separated, mainly from Afghanistan.
Lesvos received the highest number of arrivals (286), followed by Dodecanese Islands (151), Samos (105) and Chios with (35) people.
This week, 948 asylum-seekers departed, once authorised by the authorities, from the Aegean islands to the mainland. Of those, 555 were transferred by the Government with the support of UNHCR to open reception facilities/sites and to ESTIA apartments currently managed by UNHCR that are to be handed over to the Government.
more information: UNHCR Operation Portal - Greece 36,229 (88%) 1,363 (3%) 1,587 (4%)
1,806 (4%) Reception Centers Sites UNHCR Accommodation Other**
Arrivals
This week, 577 people arrived on the Aegean islands, an increase from last week’s 507 arrivals but a decrease from lastyear’s723 arrivals during the same period.
The average daily arrivals on all islands this week equalled 82, compared to 72 in the previous week.
Present Population on the Islands
48%
19%
6%
6%
5%
16%
Afghanistan
Syrian Arab Republic
State of Palestine
Somalia
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Other
Entry Points by Sea
Departures to the mainland
Lesvos
Chios Samos
Dodecanese isl.
50% 63% 75%
32%
59%
50%
37%
25%
68%
41%
987
1,198
852
533
948
16 - 22 Dec 23 - 29 Dec 30 Dec - 05 Jan 06 - 12 Jan 13 - 19 Jan UNHCR supported transfers Other departures* Total number of departures
286
151 105 35
393 198
723 1,739
819 1,091
1,091
507
577
16 - 22 Dec 23 - 29 Dec 30 Dec - 05 Jan 06 - 12 Jan 13 - 19 Jan Sea Arrivals 2019 Sea Arrivals 2020
Men (45%)
Women (22%) Girls (19%)
Boys (14%)
