Chad vs Germany: Refugees by country of asylum
Chad
1.28 million people
in 2024
Germany
2.75 million people
in 2024
Chad rank
6th
Germany rank
3rd
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Chad
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.75 million people against 1.28 million people in Chad, a difference of 1.47 million people.
That makes Germany's figure about 2.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Germany ahead.
Chad ranks 6th and Germany ranks 3rd of 183 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,127 people | 1.19 million people | 1.19 million people | Germany |
| 2000s | 199,555 people | 768,670 people | 569,116 people | Germany |
| 2010s | 404,161 people | 632,660 people | 228,500 people | Germany |
| 2020s | 801,397 people | 1.98 million people | 1.18 million people | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Chad or Germany?
- Germany, at 2.75 million people against 1.28 million people in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Chad and Germany?
- 1.47 million people, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Germany?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Germany rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Chad ranks 6th and Germany ranks 3rd 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.