Greece: Greece Aegean Islands Weekly Snapshot: 27 May – 02 June 2019
Arrivals
This week, 534 people arrived on the Aegean islands, a decrease from last week’s 863 arrivals but an increase from last year’s 248 arrivals during the same period.
The average daily arrivals this week equalled 76, compared to 123 in the previous week.
Population on the Islands
Some 15,850 refugees and migrants reside on the Aegean islands. The majority of the population on the Aegean islands are from Afghanistan (43%), Iraq (12%) and the State of Palestine (10%).
Women account for 21% of the population and children for 35% of whom more than 6 out of 10 are younger than 12 years old.
Approximately 13% of the children are unaccompanied or separated, mainly from Afghanistan.
Some 39% are men between 18 and 39 years old.
Entry Points by Sea
This week 534 people reached the Aegean islands, the majority of whom arrived to Lesvos. The average daily arrivals on all islands was 76.
