Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Greece

Refugees by country of asylum in Greece in 2024 — 116,450 people. Ranked 47 in the world out of 178. Since 1951, the indicator has risen by 546.9%.

2024 116,450 people −39.47% vs 2023
World rank 47of 178
Period maximum 192,384 people2023
Period minimum 1,443 people2010

Trend over time

1951–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Greece, 1951–2024050,000100,000150,000200,00019511959196719751983199119992007201520231951: 18,000 people1953: 18,500 people1955: 17,400 people1957: 16,000 people1959: 15,500 people1961: 15,200 people1963: 15,400 people1965: 15,560 people1967: 7,530 people1969: 3,670 people1971: 4,300 people1973: 2,220 people1975: 2,090 people1977: 2,200 people1979: 3,410 people1981: 3,670 people1983: 3,810 people1985: 4,360 people1987: 4,630 people1989: 7,490 people1991: 8,989 people1993: 7,859 people1995: 4,428 people1997: 5,520 people1999: 6,283 people2001: 6,927 people2003: 2,762 people2005: 2,394 people2007: 2,228 people2009: 1,700 people2011: 1,566 people2013: 3,468 people2015: 24,831 people2017: 38,988 people2019: 80,454 people2021: 119,650 people2023: 192,384 people2024: 116,450 people
Change over the period: +98,450 (+546.94%) Average annual rate: 2.59 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Greece

Greece 116,450 people
World computed 30.92M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 12.09M people
Southern Europe computed 1.03M people
High-income countries computed 9.3M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 116,450 −75,934 −39.47%
2023 192,384 +31,623 +19.67%
2022 160,761 +41,111 +34.36%
2021 119,650 +16,549 +16.05%
2020 103,101 +22,647 +28.15%
2019 80,454 +19,008 +30.93%
2018 61,446 +22,458 +57.6%
2017 38,988 −7,423 −15.99%
2016 46,411 +21,580 +86.91%
2015 24,831 +14,539 +141.27%
2014 10,292 +6,824 +196.77%
2013 3,468 +1,378 +65.93%
2012 2,090 +524 +33.46%
2011 1,566 +123 +8.52%
2010 1,443 −257 −15.12%
2009 1,700 −469 −21.62%
2008 2,169 −59 −2.65%
2007 2,228 −64 −2.79%
2006 2,292 −102 −4.26%
2005 2,394 −85 −3.43%
2004 2,479 −283 −10.25%
2003 2,762 −16 −0.58%
2002 2,778 −4,149 −59.9%
2001 6,927 +274 +4.12%
2000 6,653 +370 +5.89%
1999 6,283 +138 +2.25%
1998 6,145 +625 +11.32%
1997 5,520 −260 −4.5%
1996 5,780 +1,352 +30.53%
1995 4,428 −3,345 −43.03%
1994 7,773 −86 −1.09%
1993 7,859 −597 −7.06%
1992 8,456 −533 −5.93%
1991 8,989 +501 +5.9%
1990 8,488 +998 +13.32%
1989 7,490 −772 −9.34%
1988 8,262 +3,632 +78.44%
1987 4,630 +1,350 +41.16%
1986 3,280 −1,080 −24.77%
1985 4,360 +300 +7.39%
1984 4,060 +250 +6.56%
1983 3,810 +160 +4.38%
1982 3,650 −20 −0.54%
1981 3,670 +260 +7.62%
1980 3,410 +0 +0%
1979 3,410 +1,270 +59.35%
1978 2,140 −60 −2.73%
1977 2,200 +90 +4.27%
1976 2,110 +20 +0.96%
1975 2,090 −40 −1.88%
1974 2,130 −90 −4.05%
1973 2,220 −190 −7.88%
1972 2,410 −1,890 −43.95%
1971 4,300 +950 +28.36%
1970 3,350 −320 −8.72%
1969 3,670 −1,650 −31.02%
1968 5,320 −2,210 −29.35%
1967 7,530 −680 −8.28%
1966 8,210 −7,350 −47.24%
1965 15,560 −440 −2.75%
1964 16,000 +600 +3.9%
1963 15,400 −300 −1.91%
1962 15,700 +500 +3.29%
1961 15,200 −300 −1.94%
1960 15,500 +0 +0%
1959 15,500 −200 −1.27%
1958 15,700 −300 −1.88%
1957 16,000 +0 +0%
1956 16,000 −1,400 −8.05%
1955 17,400 −1,600 −8.42%
1954 19,000 +500 +2.7%
1953 18,500 −500 −2.63%
1952 19,000 +1,000 +5.56%
1951 18,000

About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.