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Sudan → Greece

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Migrant population by year

1,0042,00719901995200020052010201520202024
1,0042,00719902000201020202024
Data table
19901,141
19951,262
20001,404
20051,650
20101,965
20151,850
20201,889
20242,007
Estimate, 2024
2,007
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.14%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
48
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 Sudan

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20152852097626.7%
201457840317430.1%
201372050821129.3%
20121,07778928826.7%
20111,0811,037444.1%
20101,2301,22370.6%
2009794751445.5%

Applications by year

6151,2302009201020112012201320142015
6151,2302009201120132015
Data table
2009794
20101,230
20111,081
20121,077
2013720
2014578
2015285
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 Sudan (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Other reasons1,625
  2. Education3
  3. Family2
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20251,630000
2024722070
2023882020
2022249081
202173041
202070140
201960336
2018801341
2017130551
2016200656
2015150546
201411030
201313040
201214050
20119000
201012040
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
3,462
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
5
Changed status into work, 2025
3
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 Sudan move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from Sudan, 2023
  1. United States3,820
  2. Germany2,177
  3. Canada2,010
  4. Türkiye1,908
  5. France1,603
  6. Netherlands369
  7. Italy316
  8. Sweden310
  9. Norway243
  10. Belgium184
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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