Austria vs Iraq: Refugees by country of asylum
Austria
284,828 people
in 2024
Iraq
318,461 people
in 2024
Austria rank
26th
Iraq rank
23rd
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Austria
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 318,461 people against 284,828 people in Austria, a difference of 33,633 people.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 26th and Iraq ranks 23rd of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25,000 people | 400 people | 24,600 people | Austria |
| 1980s | 33,465 people | 25,050 people | 8,415 people | Austria |
| 1990s | 60,046 people | 99,918 people | 39,873 people | Iraq |
| 2000s | 23,176 people | 69,454 people | 46,278 people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 80,310 people | 206,032 people | 125,722 people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 219,116 people | 285,821 people | 66,705 people | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Austria or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 318,461 people against 284,828 people in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Austria and Iraq?
- 33,633 people, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Iraq?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Iraq rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Austria ranks 26th and Iraq ranks 23rd 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.