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GREECE

Major countries of destination of migrants from Greece are
Australia, Canada, Germany, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Top Five Countries of Origin of the Foreign Population Living in Greece in 2001

Countries of nationality	Number	Percent of total foreign population
Albania	443,550	55.6
Bulgaria	37,230	4.7
Georgia	23,159	2.9
Romania	23,066	2.9
United States	22,507	2.8
All other countries	247,579	31.1
TOTAL	797,091	100.0

Source: National Statistical Service of Greece, Census 2001.

According to the 2001 census, the foreign population represented 7.3 percent (797,091) of the total population of Greece.

Source: National Statistical Service of Greece, Census 2001.

For more data details, go to the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty:
http://www.migrationdrc.org/research/typesofmigration/global_migrant_origin_database.html

Migration Information Source:
Greece country resource page: http://www.migrationinformation.org/Resources/greece.cfm

Greece's Resources:
Greece National Statistical Service: http://www.statistics.gr/Main_eng.asp