Congo vs Latvia: Refugees by country of asylum

Congo
62,052 people
in 2024
Latvia
49,220 people
in 2024
Congo rank
61st
Latvia rank
63rd

Refugees by country of asylum over time

  • Congo
  • Latvia
050.0k100.0k150.0k196919962024

How they compare

Congo currently reports 62,052 people against 49,220 people in Latvia, a difference of 12,832 people.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.3 times Latvia's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 61st and Latvia ranks 63rd of 183 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 39,870 people 5 people 39,865 people Congo
2000s 80,794 people 16.7 people 80,778 people Congo
2010s 68,172 people 309.3 people 67,862 people Congo
2020s 46,422 people 27,076 people 19,346 people Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Congo or Latvia?
Congo, at 62,052 people against 49,220 people in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Congo and Latvia?
12,832 people, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Latvia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Congo and Latvia rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
Congo ranks 61st and Latvia ranks 63rd 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

Indicator
Refugees by country of asylum
Unit
people
Source
UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
183 places, 7,465 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

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.