Total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration in Greece
Greece: Total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration was 95 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration in Greece, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration in Greece stood at 95.
The figure is down 30.1% on the previous year and down 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration in Greece peaked at 719 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51, in 2014.
That places Greece 18th out of 81 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 51 | — |
| 2015 | 464 | +809.8% |
| 2016 | 548 | +18.1% |
| 2017 | 54 | -90.1% |
| 2018 | 80 | +48.1% |
| 2019 | 65 | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 61 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 102 | +67.2% |
| 2022 | 205 | +101.0% |
| 2023 | 719 | +250.7% |
| 2024 | 136 | -81.1% |
| 2025 | 95 | -30.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 95 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9, 10.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Greece's 95 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11, 8.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 210.33 | 51 | 548 | 6 |
| 2020s | 219.67 | 61 | 719 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 15 Western Sahara 110 compare
- 16 Afghanistan 102 compare
- 16 Mozambique 102 compare
- 19 Caribbean 85 compare
- 20 Mexico 72 compare
- 21 Senegal 63 compare
More development goals data for Greece
- Red List Index 0.7929 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.02 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,139 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 40 (2025)
- Infant deaths 235 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration in Greece?
- Total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration in Greece was 95 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 719 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 51 in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration?
- Greece ranks 18th out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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