the arrivals in Italy may outpace the those in Greece by the end of the year Number of refugee arrivals by sea in 2016
With nearly 160,000 arrivals so far in 2016, Italy has received almost the same number of refugees as Greece this year, and by year’s end it may surpass Greece as Europe’s new focal point for refugee flows, according to recent statistics from the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees.
Italy only needs to receive about 10,000 more refugees by Dec. 31 to overtake Greece in number of refugee arrivals in 2016. Already, Italy has received more refugees than it did in all of 2015 (153,842) and is quickly approaching its 2014 refugee total (170,100).
the arrivals in Italy may outpace  | the those in Greece by the end of the year  | Number of refugee arrivals by sea in 2016  | Italy  | 159 328  | 169, .641  | Greece  | Note: Italy data through Oct. 31. Greece through Oct. 29.  | Source: UNHCR through accessed Nov. 2, 2016.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 