Angola vs Australia: Refugees by country of asylum
Angola
25,275 people
in 2024
Australia
29,511 people
in 2024
Angola rank
77th
Australia rank
74th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Angola
- Australia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 29,511 people against 25,275 people in Angola, a difference of 4,236 people.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Australia ahead.
Angola ranks 77th and Australia ranks 74th of 183 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 103,775 people | 304,000 people | 200,225 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 82,975 people | 179,538 people | 96,564 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 10,843 people | 64,481 people | 53,638 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 13,047 people | 49,676 people | 36,629 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 23,186 people | 38,837 people | 15,651 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 25,560 people | 46,292 people | 20,732 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Angola or Australia?
- Australia, at 29,511 people against 25,275 people in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Angola and Australia?
- 4,236 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Australia?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Australia rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Angola ranks 77th and Australia ranks 74th 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.