Austria vs Netherlands: Refugees by country of asylum
Austria
284,828 people
in 2024
Netherlands
263,399 people
in 2024
Austria rank
26th
Netherlands rank
28th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Austria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Austria currently reports 284,828 people against 263,399 people in Netherlands, a difference of 21,429 people.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 28th of 183 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 144,489 people | 13,211 people | 131,278 people | Austria |
| 1960s | 27,750 people | 9,250 people | 18,500 people | Austria |
| 1970s | 23,530 people | 8,412 people | 15,118 people | Austria |
| 1980s | 34,696 people | 16,693 people | 18,002 people | Austria |
| 1990s | 60,046 people | 74,244 people | 14,199 people | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 23,176 people | 117,301 people | 94,125 people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 80,310 people | 86,894 people | 6,584 people | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 219,116 people | 186,803 people | 32,313 people | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Austria or Netherlands?
- Austria, at 284,828 people against 263,399 people in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Austria and Netherlands?
- 21,429 people, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Netherlands rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Austria ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 28th 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.