Angola vs Japan: Refugees by country of asylum
Angola
25,275 people
in 2024
Japan
29,068 people
in 2024
Angola rank
77th
Japan rank
75th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Angola
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 29,068 people against 25,275 people in Angola, a difference of 3,793 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 77th and Japan ranks 75th of 183 countries.
Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 147,517 people | 823.33 people | 146,693 people | Angola |
| 1980s | 82,975 people | 4,608 people | 78,367 people | Angola |
| 1990s | 10,843 people | 5,659 people | 5,183 people | Angola |
| 2000s | 13,047 people | 2,376 people | 10,671 people | Angola |
| 2010s | 23,186 people | 2,349 people | 20,836 people | Angola |
| 2020s | 25,560 people | 13,899 people | 11,661 people | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Angola or Japan?
- Japan, at 29,068 people against 25,275 people in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Angola and Japan?
- 3,793 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Japan?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Japan rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Angola ranks 77th and Japan ranks 75th 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.