First residence permits - per thousand persons in Greece
Greece: First residence permits - per thousand persons was 6.73 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
First residence permits - per thousand persons in Greece, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2025, first residence permits - per thousand persons in Greece stood at 6.73 Number.
The figure is down 20.5% on the previous year and up 95.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first residence permits - per thousand persons in Greece peaked at 8.47 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.47 Number, in 2012.
Greece ranks 22nd of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
First residence permits - per thousand persons in Greece, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.65 Number | — |
| 2009 | 4.07 Number | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 3.02 Number | -25.8% |
| 2011 | 1.91 Number | -36.8% |
| 2012 | 1.47 Number | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 1.66 Number | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 2.05 Number | +23.5% |
| 2015 | 3.45 Number | +68.3% |
| 2016 | 4.09 Number | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 2.79 Number | -31.8% |
| 2018 | 3.31 Number | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 3.95 Number | +19.3% |
| 2020 | 1.87 Number | -52.7% |
| 2021 | 4.51 Number | +141.2% |
| 2022 | 5.63 Number | +24.8% |
| 2023 | 6.82 Number | +21.1% |
| 2024 | 8.47 Number | +24.2% |
| 2025 | 6.73 Number | -20.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 6.73 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.35 Number, 92% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Greece's 6.73 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.29 Number, 92% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where First residence permits - per thousand persons in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +141.2% | 1.87 Number | 4.51 Number |
| 2020 | -52.7% | 3.95 Number | 1.87 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.86 Number | 3.65 Number | 4.07 Number | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.77 Number | 1.47 Number | 4.09 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.67 Number | 1.87 Number | 8.47 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first residence permits - per thousand persons in Greece?
- First residence permits - per thousand persons in Greece was 6.73 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first residence permits - per thousand persons recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 8.47 Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest first residence permits - per thousand persons recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 Number in 2012.
- How does Greece rank for first residence permits - per thousand persons?
- Greece ranks 22nd out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is first residence permits - per thousand persons rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First residence permits - per thousand persons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).