Net migration in Greece

Net migration to Greece was 16,636 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Greece, 2025 16,636 People
Change from 2024 +139,408people 2024: -122,772 people
European Union, 2025 -317,019 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 37th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Greece over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period GreeceEuropean Union
2025 16,636 people -317,019 people
2024 -122,772 people 194,612 people
2023 -159,430 people 1,304,104 people
2022 -53,997 people 4,206,655 people
2021 -160,277 people 1,023,760 people
2020 6,353 people 1,066,639 people
2019 36,762 people 1,415,454 people
2018 17,938 people 1,355,231 people
2017 10,483 people 1,145,236 people
2016 10,484 people 1,025,819 people
2015 -43,462 people 1,510,501 people
2014 -46,678 people 777,635 people
2013 -59,323 people 559,014 people
2012 -65,364 people 414,115 people
2011 -31,786 people 609,533 people
2010 2,001 people 656,784 people
2009 18,182 people 627,112 people
2008 27,081 people 1,020,991 people
2007 25,400 people 1,481,382 people
2006 27,621 people 610,067 people
2005 33,297 people 1,220,827 people
2004 29,039 people 1,430,224 people
2003 25,323 people 1,583,811 people
2002 25,692 people 1,523,588 people
2001 60,387 people 902,221 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +139,408 from -122,772 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -43,462 people, the figure has changed by +60,098.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Greece has the 37th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -317,019 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Greece
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects