First residence permits issued (total)

In 2024, Greece's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 24.0% compared to 2023, reaching 87,932.

Greece accounts for 2.5% of the EU-27 total of 3,504,650.

Greece ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 107.6% (from 42,348 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.