Australia vs Japan: Refugees by country of asylum
Australia
29,511 people
in 2024
Japan
29,068 people
in 2024
Australia rank
74th
Japan rank
75th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 29,511 people against 29,068 people in Japan, a difference of 443 people.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 74th and Japan ranks 75th of 183 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 304,000 people | 935 people | 303,065 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 179,538 people | 4,608 people | 174,930 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 64,481 people | 5,659 people | 58,821 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 49,676 people | 2,376 people | 47,300 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 38,837 people | 2,349 people | 36,488 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 46,292 people | 13,899 people | 32,393 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 29,511 people against 29,068 people in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Australia and Japan?
- 443 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Australia ranks 74th and Japan ranks 75th 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.