Persons involved in migrant smuggling by legal status and sex in Greece

Greece: Persons involved in migrant smuggling by legal status and sex was 1,262 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,262
Change on year
down 14.8%
World rank
5th
of 31 countries
All-time high
1,653
in 2018
All-time low
950
in 2016
Years of data
9
2016–2024

Persons involved in migrant smuggling by legal status and sex in Greece, 2016–2024

05001.0k1.5k2016202020242016: 9502017: 1.4k2018: 1.7k2019: 1.5k2020: 1.1k2021: 1.1k2022: 1.5k2023: 1.5k2024: 1.3k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for persons involved in migrant smuggling by legal status and sex in Greece is 1,262, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 14.8% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons involved in migrant smuggling by legal status and sex in Greece peaked at 1,653 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 950, in 2016.

That places Greece 5th out of 31 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Persons involved in migrant smuggling by legal status and sex in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Persons involved in migrant smuggling by legal status and sex in Greece, 2016 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2016 950
2017 1,399 +47.3%
2018 1,653 +18.2%
2019 1,533 -7.3%
2020 1,112 -27.5%
2021 1,092 -1.8%
2022 1,478 +35.3%
2023 1,481 +0.2%
2024 1,262 -14.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,384 950 1,653 4
2020s 1,285 1,092 1,481 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 2 France 4,733 compare
  2. 3 Germany 3,985 compare
  3. 4 Croatia 1,611 compare
  4. 6 Switzerland 1,041 compare
  5. 7 Spain 903 compare
  6. 8 Poland 734 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons involved in migrant smuggling by legal status and sex in Greece?
Persons involved in migrant smuggling by legal status and sex in Greece was 1,262 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons involved in migrant smuggling by legal status and sex recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 1,653 in 2018.
What is the lowest persons involved in migrant smuggling by legal status and sex recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 950 in 2016.
How does Greece rank for persons involved in migrant smuggling by legal status and sex?
Greece ranks 5th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
Is persons involved in migrant smuggling by legal status and sex rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. 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 Persons involved in migrant smuggling by legal status and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons involved in migrant smuggling by legal status and sex
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
32 places, 257 data points, 2016–2024
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