Belgium vs Libya: Refugees by country of asylum
Belgium
183,551 people
in 2024
Libya
200,335 people
in 2024
Belgium rank
35th
Libya rank
32nd
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Belgium
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 200,335 people against 183,551 people in Belgium, a difference of 16,784 people.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 35th and Libya ranks 32nd of 183 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,781 people | 6,352 people | 19,428 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 15,196 people | 9,366 people | 5,831 people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 34,054 people | 12,013 people | 22,040 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 128,226 people | 42,334 people | 85,892 people | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Belgium or Libya?
- Libya, at 200,335 people against 183,551 people in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Belgium and Libya?
- 16,784 people, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Libya?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Libya rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Belgium ranks 35th and Libya ranks 32nd 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.