Greece: Greece Aegean Islands Weekly Snapshot: 25 – 31 March 2019
Arrivals
This week, 358 people arrived on the Aegean islands, a decrease from last week’s 555 arrivals and from last year’s 1,040 arrivals during the same period.
The average daily arrivals this week equalled 51, compared to 79 in the previous week.
Population on the Islands
Some 14,600 refugees and migrants reside on the Aegean islands. The majority of the population on the Aegean islands are from Afghanistan (46%), Iraq (12%) and the State of Palestine (9%).
Women account for 20% of the population and children for 33% of whom more than 6 out of 10 are younger than 12 years old.
Approximately 16% of the children are unaccompanied or separated, mainly from Afghanistan.
Some 41% are men between 18 and 39 years old.
Entry Points by Sea
This week 358 people reached the Aegean islands, the majority of whom arrived to Lesvos. The average daily arrivals on all islands was 51.
