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Public costs and population trends

The country coverage below includes only costs and disruptions documented in its sources. A verified nationwide total for policing Gaza-related demonstrations or repairing associated damage is unavailable in the records assembled here.

Documented effects beyond campus

Cost figures retain their original geography and reporting period. An evidence gap here is not a reported zero.

Evidence review · November 15, 2026. The local-language review added evidence in the rows below.

AreaWhat the sources establish
Policing and dispersalThe case sources reviewed here do not establish a spending total for protest policing, overtime or dispersal.
Property damage and repairsNo verified repair bill attributable to these protests appears in the sources reviewed for this profile.
Businesses and economic activityThe coverage does not establish lost sales, insured losses or a nationwide business impact.
Transport and accessGreek public broadcaster ERT relayed a police update on May 15, 2024 confirming that traffic had resumed on Vasilissis Sofias and Kifisias avenues in Athens. Restrictions had been in place because of a march against the war in Palestine. The report does not give a precise closure duration or financial estimate. ERT report relaying police updates.

Migration and religion

1,423,964 international migrants lived in Greece at midyear 2024, according to UN DESA estimates. This is the resident migrant stock. The UN uses birthplace or citizenship depending on the source available for each country. UN DESA definitions · Country figures

Share of residents identifying as Muslim
20104.5%
20205.1%

Both bars use a 0–100% scale. Estimates describe the whole population. Pew Research Center dataset

These population measures have different denominators and dates. Neither identifies participants in a demonstration, and aggregating their counts cannot establish which people caused a disruption.

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