Argentina vs Paraguay: Refugees by country of asylum
Argentina
4,409 people
in 2024
Paraguay
6,071 people
in 2024
Argentina rank
108th
Paraguay rank
105th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Argentina
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 6,071 people against 4,409 people in Argentina, a difference of 1,662 people.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.4 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 108th and Paraguay ranks 105th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32,000 people | 4,000 people | 28,000 people | Argentina |
| 1970s | 33,920 people | 1,394 people | 32,526 people | Argentina |
| 1980s | 15,972 people | 221.11 people | 15,751 people | Argentina |
| 1990s | 9,416 people | 50.2 people | 9,366 people | Argentina |
| 2000s | 2,819 people | 43.5 people | 2,775 people | Argentina |
| 2010s | 3,396 people | 247.3 people | 3,149 people | Argentina |
| 2020s | 4,124 people | 4,730 people | 606 people | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Argentina or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 6,071 people against 4,409 people in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Argentina and Paraguay?
- 1,662 people, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Paraguay?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Paraguay rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Argentina ranks 108th and Paraguay ranks 105th 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.