Greece vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Net migration
Greece
16,636
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
-1.28 million
in 2025
Greece rank
37th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
38th
Net migration over time
- Greece
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Greece currently reports 16,636 against -1.28 million in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 1.30 million.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 37th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 218 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -54,129 | -111,865 | 57,736 | Greece |
| 1970s | 16,754 | -65,223 | 81,977 | Greece |
| 1980s | 22,420 | 18,968 | 3,452 | Greece |
| 1990s | 41,751 | -122,112 | 163,863 | Greece |
| 2000s | 32,668 | -75,973 | 108,641 | Greece |
| 2010s | -16,894 | -2.01 million | 1.99 million | Greece |
| 2020s | -78,914 | -799,718 | 720,804 | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net migration, Greece or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Greece, at 16,636 against -1.28 million in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net migration between Greece and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 1.30 million, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for net migration?
- Greece ranks 37th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Net migration. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.