International migrant stock in Greece
International migrants made up 14.2% of the population of Greece in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Greece, 2024
14.2%
Change from 2020
+1.7percentage points
European Union, 2024
14.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
14.2%
Position in 2024
64th of 216
International migrant stock in Greece over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greece | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.2% | 14.1% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | 10.6% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | 9.9% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | 8.8% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | 7.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 12.5% in 2020, a change of +1.7 percentage points.
- Since 1990, when it was 6.0%, the figure has changed by +8.2 percentage points.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2024, Greece has the 64th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 14.1%.
More for Greece
All statistics for Greece
Net migration
16,636 people
2025 · World Bank
Immigration
132,149 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
78,014 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
14,275 people
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
55,380 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
4.8ep (Source flag ep) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat