Armenia vs Sweden: Refugees by country of asylum
Armenia
144,379 people
in 2024
Sweden
163,029 people
in 2024
Armenia rank
41st
Sweden rank
38th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Armenia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 163,029 people against 144,379 people in Armenia, a difference of 18,650 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Armenia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Armenia ahead.
Armenia ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 38th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 275,146 people | 176,198 people | 98,948 people | Armenia |
| 2000s | 161,238 people | 101,958 people | 59,279 people | Armenia |
| 2010s | 13,153 people | 166,109 people | 152,956 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 94,346 people | 233,523 people | 139,176 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Armenia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 163,029 people against 144,379 people in Armenia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Armenia and Sweden?
- 18,650 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Sweden?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Armenia and Sweden rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Armenia ranks 41st 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.