Burundi vs Denmark: Refugees by country of asylum
Burundi
89,075 people
in 2024
Denmark
98,204 people
in 2024
Burundi rank
54th
Denmark rank
51st
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Burundi
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 98,204 people against 89,075 people in Burundi, a difference of 9,129 people.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 54th and Denmark ranks 51st of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Denmark in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31,333 people | 2,200 people | 29,133 people | Burundi |
| 1970s | 46,247 people | 2,626 people | 43,621 people | Burundi |
| 1980s | 258,734 people | 13,704 people | 245,031 people | Burundi |
| 1990s | 164,544 people | 53,955 people | 110,590 people | Burundi |
| 2000s | 28,973 people | 50,458 people | 21,485 people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 52,839 people | 24,465 people | 28,374 people | Burundi |
| 2020s | 83,178 people | 61,511 people | 21,668 people | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Burundi or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 98,204 people against 89,075 people in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Burundi and Denmark?
- 9,129 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Denmark?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Denmark rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Burundi ranks 54th and Denmark ranks 51st 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.