Bulgaria vs Rwanda: Refugees by country of asylum
Bulgaria
108,747 people
in 2024
Rwanda
114,368 people
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
50th
Rwanda rank
49th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Bulgaria
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 114,368 people against 108,747 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 5,621 people.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Rwanda ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 50th and Rwanda ranks 49th of 183 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 703.62 people | 55,400 people | 54,696 people | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 4,098 people | 43,793 people | 39,695 people | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 12,265 people | 107,832 people | 95,568 people | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 85,321 people | 122,430 people | 37,109 people | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Bulgaria or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 114,368 people against 108,747 people in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Bulgaria and Rwanda?
- 5,621 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Rwanda?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Rwanda rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Bulgaria ranks 50th and Rwanda ranks 49th 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.