Algeria vs Sweden: Refugees by country of asylum
Algeria
183,368 people
in 2024
Sweden
163,029 people
in 2024
Algeria rank
36th
Sweden rank
38th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Algeria
- Sweden
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 183,368 people against 163,029 people in Sweden, a difference of 20,339 people.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.
Algeria ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 38th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36,180 people | 20,000 people | 16,180 people | Algeria |
| 1980s | 156,748 people | 81,377 people | 75,372 people | Algeria |
| 1990s | 187,966 people | 164,370 people | 23,596 people | Algeria |
| 2000s | 131,704 people | 101,958 people | 29,746 people | Algeria |
| 2010s | 94,626 people | 166,109 people | 71,482 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 115,321 people | 233,523 people | 118,201 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Algeria or Sweden?
- Algeria, at 183,368 people against 163,029 people in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Algeria and Sweden?
- 20,339 people, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sweden?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Sweden rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Algeria ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 38th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) – 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.