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Refugees and internally displaced persons

Greece — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 stateless persons: 154 (2012)
2014 stateless persons: 154 (2012)
2015 stateless persons: 199 (2014)
2016 refugees (country of origin): 9,101 (Syria); 5,411 (Tanzania); 5,223 (Afghanistan) (2015) | stateless persons: 198 (2015) | note: 1,031,819 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals by sea (2015 - November 2016)
2017 refugees (country of origin): 14,420 (Syria); 11,440 (Afghanistan); 8,161 (Iraq) (2016) | stateless persons: 198 (2016) | note: 1,063,265 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015 - November 2017); as of September 2017, an estimated 62,000 migrants and asylum seekers were stranded in Greece
2018 refugees (country of origin): 13,714 (Syria) (2017) | stateless persons: 198 (2017) | note: 1,118,070 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-December 2018); as of the end of June 2018, an estimated 62,938 migrants and refugees were stranded in Greece; 35,052 migrant arrivals in 2017
2019 refugees (country of origin): 23,931 (Syria), 9,291 (Afghanistan) (2018) | stateless persons: 198 (2018) | note: 1,188,105 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-December 2019); as of the end of February 2019, an estimated 80,600 migrants and refugees are stranded in Greece since 2015-16; 50,215 migrant arrivals in 2018
2020 refugees (country of origin): 26,696 (Syria), 17,685 (Afghanistan), 9,614 (Afghanistan) (2019) | stateless persons: 4,734 (2019) | note: 1,204,745 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2020); as of the end of December 2019, an estimated 112,300 migrants and refugees were stranded in Greece since 2015-16; 50,215 migrant arrivals in 2018
2021 refugees (country of origin): 36,448 (Syria), 21,456 (Afghanistan), 11,840 (Iraq) (2020) stateless persons: 5,557 (2020) note: 1,213,983 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-December 2021); as of the end of December 2020, an estimated 119,700 migrants and refugees were stranded in Greece since 2015-16
2022 refugees (country of origin): 38,496 (Syria), 25,188 (Afghanistan), 12,657 (Iraq), 5,002 (West Bank and Gaza) (mid-year 2021); 20,955 (Ukraine) (as of 6 December 2022) stateless persons: 5,552 (mid-year 2021) note: 1,229,532 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-December 2022); as of the end of February 2022, Greece hosted an estimated 161,419 refugees and asylum seekers
2023 refugees (country of origin): 41,594 (Syria), 33,549 (Afghanistan), 14,228 (Iraq), 6,366 (West Bank and Gaza) (mid-year 2022); 25,050 (Ukraine) (as of 30 June 2023) stateless persons: 4,488 (2022) note: 1,272,420 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2023)
2024 refugees (country of origin): 41,594 (Syria), 33,549 (Afghanistan), 14,228 (Iraq), 6,366 (West Bank and Gaza) (mid-year 2022); 27,365 (Ukraine) (as of 31 December 2023) stateless persons: 4,488 (2022) note: 1,289,013 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-March 2024)
2025 refugees: 144,694 (2024 est.) stateless persons: 3,743 (2024 est.)