Aegean Islands Weekly Snapshot Arrivals Entry Points by Sea This Week, 10 People Arrived on the Aegean Islands, a Chios Received the Highest Number of Arrivals (10)

Greece 17 – 23 May 2021

Aegean Islands Weekly Snapshot Arrivals Entry Points by Sea This week, 10 people arrived on the Aegean islands, a Chios received the highest number of arrivals (10). Lesvos, decrease from last week’s 34 arrivals and from last year’s Samos and the Dodecanese islands received no arrivals. 103 arrivals, during the same period. The average daily arrivals on all islands this week equaled 1, compared to 5 in the previous week.

Sea Arrivals 2020 Sea Arrivals 2021 103

Lesvos

51 10 34 Chios 21 46 5 10 Samos 0 0 19

19 - 25 Apr 26 Apr - 02 May 03 - 09 May 10 - 16 May 17 - 23 May

Departures to the mainland Dodecanese isl.

464

328 305 239 This week, 328 refugees and asylum-seekers, once 164 authorized by the authorities, departed from the Aegean islands to the mainland.

19 - 25 Apr 26 Apr - 02 May 03 - 09 May 10 - 16 May 17 - 23 May

Present Population on the Islands 9,380 (78%) 1,016 (8%) Some 12,100 refugees and asylum- 1,707 (14%) seekers reside on the Aegean islands. Of those, 9,400 (78%) reside in the Reception Centers ESTIA Other* permanent and temporary Reception and Identification Centers (RICs). Afghanistan 47% The majority of the population on the Aegean islands are from Afghanistan Syrian Arab 15% Girls (47%), Syria (15%) and Somalia (9%). Republic (10%) Boys Somalia 9% Women account for 20% of the (14%) population, and children for 24% of Dem. Rep. of whom nearly 7 out of 10 are younger 9% than 12 years old. the Congo Men Women (56%) Approximately 8% of the children are Palestine 6% (20%) unaccompanied or separated, mainly from Afghanistan. Other 16%

Published on 25 May 2021 more information: UNHCR Operation Portal - Greece Departures to the mainland include i) transfers within IOM AVRR, ii) transfers of UASCs to State-run facilities, iii) transfers both to open reception facilities/sites and ESTIA II apartments in the mainland organised and supported 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.