April 2018

GREECE Sea Arrivals Dashboard Overview

So far in 2018, a total of 8,362 refugees and migrants arrived in by sea. The majority are from Syria (41%), 8,362 Iraq (24%) and Afghanistan (11%). More than half of the sea arrivals January to April 2018 1 population are women (24%) and children (37%), while 39% are men. Arrivals from 2014 to 2018 Arrivals in April 2018, at 3,032 increased in comparison to 856,723 March, when 2,441 people arrived on the islands. Arrivals during the first 4 months of 2018 are 62% higher than those of 2017. 173,450 Lesvos, and the islands received 89% 41,038 29,718 8,362 of all new arrivals, during the first 4 months of 2018, followed by (11%). 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Monthly Arrivals 2016 to 2018

67,415 57,066 26,971

4,886

4,134 3,650 3,584 3,215 3,032 2,441 3,447 2,364 2,110 2,249 2,012 3,080 2,970 1,633 1,256 1,526 1,156 1,920 1,991 1,721 1,665 1,393 1,554 1,089

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2016 2017

Note – arrivals during the first months of 2016 exceeded 100,000. To better enable comparison between 2016, 2017 & 2018, the monthly arrivals chart has been truncated at 8,000.

Demographics 60+ 0.4 0.4 50-59 0.9 1.1 Similar to last year, over one-third of arrivals in 2018 are 40-49 3.4 2.3 children. Of those, 7 out of 10 are below the age of 12. 30-39 10.9 5.9 Additionally, 10% of all children were registered upon 25-29 9.4 5.4 arrival as unaccompanied or seperated, mainly from Syria 18-24 14.3 8.3 12-17 6.8 3.6 and Afghanistan. Some 35% of arrivals are men between groups Age 18 and 39 years old. Only 3% of arrivals are 50 years old 5-11 6.5 6.2 0-4 7.4 6.7 or older. 20 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 20 % over the total population Male Female

UNHCR 5 May 2018 more information: data.unhcr.org/mediterranean 1 April 2018. Arrival figures for Greece are provided by the . Figures are subject to future adjustment and should not be considered final. Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding. 2 The Dodecanese islands comprise 15 islands including , , , , Kastelorizo, , , and .

April 2018

Demographics (continued)

The majority of new arrivals in 2018 are from Syria (3,446), Iraq (1,981) and Afghanistan (955), thus following the trend of arrivals of the last two years. Typically, these three nationalities arrive in family groups.

Overall 39% 23% 21% 16%

Syrian Arab 3,446 Syrian Arab 31% 25% 25% 20% Republic (41%) Republic

1,981 Iraq Iraq 38% 20% 22% 20% (24%)

Afghanistan 955 (11%) Afghanistan 33% 24% 26% 18%

Congo, Dem. Congo, Dem. Rep. of 328 (4%) Rep. of 52% 37% 5% 6%

1% Cameroon Cameroon 274 (3%) 54% 43% 1%

1,378 Other Other 61% 19% 12% 8% (16%)

Men Women Boys Girls Entry points During the first four months of 2018, the majority of refugees and migrants in Greece arrive on Lesvos (4,684), Samos (1,792) and the Dodecanese islands (1,002). In April, refugees and migrants arrived on seven islands. Lesvos receives the highest numbers of people from Syria and Afghanistan over the overall number of sea arrivals in Greece in 2018, whilst Chios mainly receives family groups from Syria and Iraq.

Lesvos 4,684 (56%) Lesvos 45% 16% 16% 3%5% 15%

Samos 1,792 (21%) Samos 43% 23% 10% 5%5% 15%

Dodecanese 1,002 (12%) Dodecanese islands 29% 51% 18% islands 1%

3% Chios 884 (11%) Chios 31% 35% 2% 26% 3%

Syrian Arab Republic Iraq Afghanistan Cameroon Congo, Democratic Republic of Other

UNHCR 5 May 2018 more information: data.unhcr.org/mediterranean 1 April 2018. Arrival figures for Greece are provided by the Hellenic Police. Figures are subject to future adjustment and should not be considered final. Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding. 2 The Dodecanese islands comprise 15 islands including Kos, Kalymnos, Leros, Rhodes, Kastelorizo, Tilos, Symi, Farmakonisi and Karpathos.