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Somalia → Greece

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Migrant population by year

2,0124,02419901995200020052010201520202024
2,0124,02419902000201020202024
Data table
199044
199555
200066
2005412
2010785
2015739
20203,788
20244,024
Estimate, 2024
4,024
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.28%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
37
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 Somalia (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Other reasons636
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025636000
20247910025
20238840032
20221,1680031
20211,2200025
20200005
20190001
20181000
20170001
20160001
20150001
20140000
20130000
20120000
20110000
20101000
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
2,340
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 Somalia move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from Somalia, 2023
  1. Germany6,720
  2. Canada5,170
  3. France1,734
  4. Netherlands1,453
  5. United States1,450
  6. Austria1,248
  7. Türkiye1,026
  8. Belgium862
  9. Italy785
  10. Finland645
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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