Burundi vs Thailand: Refugees by country of asylum
Burundi
89,075 people
in 2024
Thailand
84,421 people
in 2024
Burundi rank
54th
Thailand rank
55th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Burundi
- Thailand
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 89,075 people against 84,421 people in Thailand, a difference of 4,654 people.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Thailand ahead.
Burundi ranks 54th and Thailand ranks 55th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49,966 people | 109,360 people | 59,394 people | Thailand |
| 1980s | 258,734 people | 146,696 people | 112,038 people | Burundi |
| 1990s | 164,544 people | 109,381 people | 55,164 people | Burundi |
| 2000s | 28,973 people | 116,248 people | 87,275 people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 52,839 people | 105,618 people | 52,779 people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 83,178 people | 92,579 people | 9,401 people | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Burundi or Thailand?
- Burundi, at 89,075 people against 84,421 people in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Burundi and Thailand?
- 4,654 people, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Thailand?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Thailand rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Burundi ranks 54th and Thailand ranks 55th 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.