Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Greece
Greece: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.0017 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Greece is 0.0017 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 119.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Greece peaked at 0.0017 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 2007.
That places Greece 167th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Greece, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +96.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -46.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -56.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +71.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +234.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -41.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 2019 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 164 Germany 0.0022 units per square kilometre compare
- 165 Lithuania 0.0019 units per square kilometre compare
- 166 Namibia 0.0019 units per square kilometre compare
- 168 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare
- 169 Argentina 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare
- 170 Papua New Guinea 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Greece
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 134,563 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 94 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 94 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0129 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Greece?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Greece was 0.0017 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Greece rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Greece ranks 167th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.