Austria vs Italy: Refugees by country of asylum
Austria
284,828 people
in 2024
Italy
312,849 people
in 2024
Austria rank
26th
Italy rank
24th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Austria
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 312,849 people against 284,828 people in Austria, a difference of 28,021 people.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 26th and Italy ranks 24th of 183 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 144,489 people | 22,056 people | 122,433 people | Austria |
| 1960s | 27,750 people | 14,190 people | 13,560 people | Austria |
| 1970s | 23,530 people | 12,520 people | 11,010 people | Austria |
| 1980s | 34,696 people | 20,800 people | 13,896 people | Austria |
| 1990s | 60,046 people | 37,023 people | 23,022 people | Austria |
| 2000s | 23,176 people | 24,149 people | 973.2 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 80,310 people | 117,877 people | 37,567 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 219,116 people | 236,044 people | 16,928 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Austria or Italy?
- Italy, at 312,849 people against 284,828 people in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Austria and Italy?
- 28,021 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Italy?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Italy rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Austria ranks 26th and Italy ranks 24th 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.