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Saudi Arabia → Greece

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Migrant population by year

26653219901995200020052010201520202024
26653219902000201020202024
Data table
1990532
1995490
2000456
2005446
2010451
2015424
2020432
2024459
Estimate, 2024
459
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.03%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
81
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Greece's consulates in Saudi Arabia

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Greece's consulates located in Saudi Arabia.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
202425,97523,2542,4179.3%
202322,88020,9381,7187.5%
202219,54318,1847734.0%
202110,1749,4285185.1%
20202,0641,8131708.2%
201915,68514,5808265.3%
201810,7339,5681,15710.8%
201710,7929,7071,0569.8%
20168,1637,7523714.5%
20156,6806,1843485.2%
20148,4427,6715997.1%
20135,4135,2161502.8%
20124,7124,694170.4%
20114,1164,111240.6%
20104,5224,459631.4%
20095,5285,464641.2%

Applications by year

13k26k2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
13k26k200920122015201820212024
Data table
20095,528
20104,522
20114,116
20124,712
20135,413
20148,442
20156,680
20168,163
201710,792
201810,733
201915,685
20202,064
202110,174
202219,543
202322,880
202425,975
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Greece

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

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Education13
  2. Other reasons9
  3. Family8
  4. Work1
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
202531000
2024220010
2023310013
2022420013
202127008
2020170010
201920007
20189009
201721007
2016150212
2015100017
20149000
20137010
20126030
20111000
20101010
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities1
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
236
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
1
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Greece in Saudi Arabia, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyRiyadhmfa.gr
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Where else people from Saudi Arabia move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from Saudi Arabia, 2023
  1. Türkiye1,048
  2. Japan552
  3. Australia550
  4. United States520
  5. Germany465
  6. South Korea428
  7. Canada235
  8. Switzerland230
  9. Netherlands125
  10. France118
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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