Greece: Greece Sea Arrivals Dashboard (January 2019)
2019-02-14 00:00:00 - Source: Relief Web
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Country: Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Greece, Iraq, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic, World
Overview
So far in 2019, a total of 1,851 refugees and migrants arrived in Greece by sea. The majority are from Afghanistan (42%), the State of Palestine (18%) and Syria (9%). More than half of the population are women (22%) and children (35%), while 43% are men.
Arrivals in January 2019, at 1,851 decreased in comparison to December, when 2,927 people had arrived on the islands. Arrivals during 2019 are 23% higher than those in 2018.
Lesvos received the majority (36%) of all new arrivals, during January 2019, followed by the Dodecanese islands (27%), Samos (19%) and Chios (17%).
