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Eritrea → Greece

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Migrant population by year

7081,41619901995200020052010201520202024
7081,41619902000201020202024
Data table
1990137
1995117
200099
2005193
2010296
2015395
20201,333
20241,416
Estimate, 2024
1,416
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.10%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
53
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 Eritrea (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Other reasons846
  2. Education1
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025847000
20241,588030
2023884030
2022510020
2021186000
20200000
20192000
20181000
20170000
20162020
20150010
20141000
20130000
20120010
20111000
20100000
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
3,879
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 Eritrea move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from Eritrea, 2023
  1. Canada10,680
  2. Germany3,904
  3. Belgium2,219
  4. United States1,990
  5. Netherlands1,943
  6. Switzerland1,364
  7. France783
  8. Sweden768
  9. Norway686
  10. Luxembourg321
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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