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Afghanistan → Greece

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Afghanistan
To
Greece
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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Migrant population

People born in Afghanistan who live in Greece: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

24k48k19901995200020052010201520202024
24k48k19902000201020202024
Data table
1990621
1995472
2000331
20053,401
20106,704
20155,810
202045,293
202448,116
Estimate, 2024
48,116
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
3.4%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
7
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Greece

First residence permits issued by Greece to citizens of Afghanistan (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Other reasons14,563
  2. Family8
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
202514,571000
202412,4070103
20236,4340106
20227,803098
202110,865043
202021005
201936036
201815075
20178018
201616029
201532009
201414030
201310020
20123040
20117000
201017010
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
34,785
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
7
Changed status into work, 2025
7
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Compared with other corridors

Where else people from Afghanistan move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from Afghanistan, 2023
  1. Germany58,482
  2. United States35,630
  3. Canada20,180
  4. Türkiye12,732
  5. France10,974
  6. Australia4,275
  7. Belgium3,934
  8. Austria3,530
  9. Switzerland3,466
  10. Sweden3,125
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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