Algeria vs Romania: Refugees by country of asylum
Algeria
183,368 people
in 2024
Romania
184,529 people
in 2024
Algeria rank
36th
Romania rank
34th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Algeria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 184,529 people against 183,368 people in Algeria, a difference of 1,161 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 36th and Romania ranks 34th of 183 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52,000 people | 1,000 people | 51,000 people | Algeria |
| 1980s | 144,000 people | 1,000 people | 143,000 people | Algeria |
| 1990s | 190,061 people | 756.89 people | 189,304 people | Algeria |
| 2000s | 131,704 people | 1,698 people | 130,006 people | Algeria |
| 2010s | 94,626 people | 2,457 people | 92,169 people | Algeria |
| 2020s | 115,321 people | 77,084 people | 38,238 people | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Algeria or Romania?
- Romania, at 184,529 people against 183,368 people in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Algeria and Romania?
- 1,161 people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Romania?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Romania rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Algeria ranks 36th and Romania ranks 34th 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.