Canada vs Netherlands: Refugees by country of asylum
Canada
269,496 people
in 2024
Netherlands
263,399 people
in 2024
Canada rank
27th
Netherlands rank
28th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Canada
- Netherlands
How they compare
Canada currently reports 269,496 people against 263,399 people in Netherlands, a difference of 6,097 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 27th and Netherlands ranks 28th of 183 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 7 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 79,709 people | 13,211 people | 66,498 people | Canada |
| 1960s | 19,395 people | 9,250 people | 10,145 people | Canada |
| 1970s | 24,390 people | 8,412 people | 15,978 people | Canada |
| 1980s | 107,856 people | 16,693 people | 91,163 people | Canada |
| 1990s | 153,757 people | 74,244 people | 79,512 people | Canada |
| 2000s | 147,843 people | 117,301 people | 30,542 people | Canada |
| 2010s | 135,752 people | 86,894 people | 48,859 people | Canada |
| 2020s | 163,781 people | 186,803 people | 23,022 people | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Canada or Netherlands?
- Canada, at 269,496 people against 263,399 people in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Canada and Netherlands?
- 6,097 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Netherlands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Netherlands rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Canada ranks 27th and Netherlands ranks 28th 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.