Congo vs Cote d'Ivoire: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum
Congo
62,500
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire
74,630
in 2025
Congo rank
59th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
56th
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum over time
- Congo
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 74,630 against 62,500 in Congo, a difference of 12,130.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Congo ranks 59th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 56th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Cote d'Ivoire in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 500 | 12,000 | 11,500 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 5,000 | 300,000 | 295,000 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 1,780 | 695.71 | 1,084 | Congo |
| 1990s | 16,654 | 241,206 | 224,552 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 80,794 | 58,268 | 22,527 | Congo |
| 2010s | 68,172 | 6,804 | 61,368 | Congo |
| 2020s | 49,101 | 14,677 | 34,424 | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of asylum, Congo or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 74,630 against 62,500 in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum between Congo and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 12,130, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum?
- Congo ranks 59th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 56th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Refugee population by country or territory of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.