Afghanistan vs Kyrgyzstan: Refugees by country of asylum
Afghanistan
20,866 people
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
23,678 people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
82nd
Kyrgyzstan rank
79th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Afghanistan
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 23,678 people against 20,866 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 2,812 people.
That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 82nd and Kyrgyzstan ranks 79th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Kyrgyzstan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,808 people | 16,183 people | 3,375 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 24.6 people | 4,144 people | 4,119 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 88,062 people | 1,614 people | 86,447 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 49,416 people | 10,479 people | 38,937 people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Afghanistan or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 23,678 people against 20,866 people in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan?
- 2,812 people, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Afghanistan ranks 82nd and Kyrgyzstan ranks 79th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.