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Arrivals
This week, 370 people arrived on the Aegean islands, a decrease from last week’s 717 arrivals but an increase from last year’s 161 arrivals during the same period.
The average daily arrivals this week equalled 53, compared to 102 in the previous week.
Population on the Islands
Over 16,000 refugees and migrants reside on the Aegean islands. The majority of the population on the Aegean islands are from Afghanistan (35%), Iraq (18%) and Syria (13%).
Women account for 21% of the population and children for 29% of whom nearly 7 out of 10 are younger than 12 years old.
Approximately 20% of the children are unaccompanied or separated, mainly Afghan and Syrian.
Some 44% are men between 18 and 39 years old.
Entry Points by Sea
This week, 370 people reached the Aegean islands, the majority of whom arrived to Samos. The average daily arrivals on all islands was 53.
Departures to the mainland
This week, 391 asylum-seekers departed, once authorized by the authorities, from the Aegean islands to the mainland. Of those, 291 (74%) were transferred – with the support of UNHCR – to open reception facilities/sites and UNHCR’s accommodation in apartments on the mainland.