Migration trends in Greece
Europe
1.4M people from around the world have made Greece their home. That's 13.7% of the country population, arriving from 211 different countries
10.4M
Population
1.4M
Immigrants
780.1K
Emigrants
+643.9K
Inflow
Every 7th person in Greece was born abroad
The #46 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Greece
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
618.1K immigrants · 878.3K emigrants
1995
- The country became a destination — more people arriving than leaving
- Surge of immigrants from Albania — 166.3K new arrivals
2000
- Roughly 1 in 10 residents was now foreign-born
- The foreign-born population passed 1M residents
- Net migration doubled — the annual surplus reached 254.6K
2010
- Migration accounted for 97% of the country's population growth
Today
- Since 1990: 805.8K more foreign-born residents and 98.1K fewer citizens living abroad