Austria vs Canada: Refugees by country of asylum
Austria
284,828 people
in 2024
Canada
269,496 people
in 2024
Austria rank
26th
Canada rank
27th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Austria
- Canada
How they compare
Austria currently reports 284,828 people against 269,496 people in Canada, a difference of 15,332 people.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 26th and Canada ranks 27th of 183 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Canada in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 144,489 people | 79,709 people | 64,780 people | Austria |
| 1960s | 27,750 people | 19,395 people | 8,355 people | Austria |
| 1970s | 23,530 people | 24,390 people | 859.6 people | Canada |
| 1980s | 34,696 people | 107,856 people | 73,161 people | Canada |
| 1990s | 60,046 people | 153,757 people | 93,711 people | Canada |
| 2000s | 23,176 people | 147,843 people | 124,667 people | Canada |
| 2010s | 80,310 people | 135,752 people | 55,443 people | Canada |
| 2020s | 219,116 people | 163,781 people | 55,336 people | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Austria or Canada?
- Austria, at 284,828 people against 269,496 people in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Austria and Canada?
- 15,332 people, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Canada?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Canada rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Austria ranks 26th and Canada ranks 27th 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.