Net migration in Greece
Net migration to Greece was 16,636 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
Greece, 2025
16,636
Change from 2024
+139,408people
European Union, 2025
-317,019 people
Position in 2025
37th of 217
Net migration in Greece over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greece | European 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.
More for Greece
All statistics for Greece
Immigration
132,149 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
78,014 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
International migrant stock
14.2%
2024 · World Bank
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