Canada vs Italy: Refugees by country of asylum
Canada
269,496 people
in 2024
Italy
312,849 people
in 2024
Canada rank
27th
Italy rank
24th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Canada
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 312,849 people against 269,496 people in Canada, a difference of 43,353 people.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 27th and Italy ranks 24th of 183 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 7 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 79,709 people | 22,056 people | 57,654 people | Canada |
| 1960s | 19,395 people | 14,190 people | 5,205 people | Canada |
| 1970s | 24,390 people | 12,520 people | 11,870 people | Canada |
| 1980s | 107,856 people | 20,800 people | 87,057 people | Canada |
| 1990s | 153,757 people | 37,023 people | 116,733 people | Canada |
| 2000s | 147,843 people | 24,149 people | 123,694 people | Canada |
| 2010s | 135,752 people | 117,877 people | 17,876 people | Canada |
| 2020s | 163,781 people | 236,044 people | 72,263 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Canada or Italy?
- Italy, at 312,849 people against 269,496 people in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Canada and Italy?
- 43,353 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Italy rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Canada ranks 27th and Italy ranks 24th 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.