Greece October 2020 Sea Arrivals Dashboard Overview

In 2020, a total of 9,243 refugees and migrants arrived in Greece by sea. The majority are from Afghanistan (36%), 9,243 Syria (23%) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (10%). sea arrivals January – October 2020 1 More than half of the population are women (23%) and children (36%), while 41% are men. Arrivals from 2017 to 2020 Arrivals in October, at 125 decreased in comparison to 59,726 September when 265 people had arrived on the islands. Arrivals during 2020 are 80% lower than those in 2019. 29,718 32,494 Lesvos received the majority (47%) of all new arrivals, 9,243 during 2020, followed by the Dodecanese islands (21%), Samos (16%), Chios (12%), other islands (2%) and Crete (2%). 2017 2018 2019 2020 Monthly Arrivals 2018 to 2020

10,551

8,996 8,426 7,712

6,163 5,008

3,136 3,122 2,161 2,441 3,032 2,651 3,960 4,073 1,486 2,255 1,851 1,856 3,197 2,916 2,927 2,439 2,545 1,904 453 2,075 1,633 266 314 265 125 1,256 39 229

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2018 2019 2020

Demographics 0.6 60+ 0.6 1.0 50-59 0.8

Similar to last year, over one-third of arrivals in 2020 are 2.8 40-49 2.3

children. Of those, more than 6 out of 10 are below the 9.6 30-39 5.5

age of 12. Additionally, 13% of all children were 8.2 25-29 5.4

registered upon arrival as unaccompanied or separated, 17.6 18-24 9.2

mainly from Afghanistan, Syria and Somalia. Some 35% of 8.8 12-17 4.0

arrivals are men between 18 and 39 years old. Only 3% of 6.4 5-11 5.7

arrivals are 50 years old or older. 5.6 0-4 6.0

Male Female

UNHCR 03 December 2020 more information: data.unhcr.org/mediterranean 1Arrival 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. Greece October 2020

Demographics (continued)

The majority of new arrivals in 2020 are from Afghanistan (3,331), Syria (2,153) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (951). Similar to last year, the majority of arrivals from Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq arrived in family groups.

Overall 41% 23% 21% 15%

3,331 Afghanistan Afghanistan 34% 21% 26% 19% (36%)

Syrian Arab 2,153 Syrian Arab 37% 22% 23% 19% Republic (23%) Republic

Dem. Rep. 951 Dem. Rep. of of the the Congo 36% 36% 12% 15% Congo (10%)

Somalia 737 (8%) Somalia 45% 36% 14% 4%

Iraq 412 (4%) Iraq 41% 21% 25% 14%

1,659 Other Other 61% 17% 15% 7% (18%)

Men Women Boys Girls Entry points During 2020, the majority of refugees and migrants in Greece arrived on Lesvos (4,394), the Dodecanese islands (1,932) and Samos (1,448). In October, refugees and migrants arrived on five islands. Lesvos received the highest number of people from Afghanistan comparing to the overall number of sea arrivals in Greece in 2020, whilst Samos and the Dodecanese islands continue to receive the majority of people originating from Syria.

4,394 Lesvos Lesvos 59% 12% 12% 6% 8% (47%) 2%

Dodecanese Dodecanese 1,932 6% 37% 7% 12% 5% 33% islands (21%) islands

1,448 Samos Samos 24% 36% 11% 8% 21% (16%)

1,073 Chios Chios 13% 29% 11% 20% 7% 20% (12%)

Other islands 228 (2%) Other islands 34% 12% 13% 40%

Crete 168 (2%) Crete 18% 17% 5% 17% 43%

Afghanistan Syrian Arab Republic Dem. Rep. of the Congo Somalia Iraq Other

UNHCR 03 December 2020 more information: data.unhcr.org/mediterranean 1Arrival 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.