Congo vs Portugal: Refugees by country of asylum
Congo
62,052 people
in 2024
Portugal
68,603 people
in 2024
Congo rank
61st
Portugal rank
59th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Congo
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 68,603 people against 62,052 people in Congo, a difference of 6,551 people.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 59th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,575 people | 3,825 people | 1,250 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1,558 people | 1,581 people | 23.12 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 16,654 people | 603.9 people | 16,050 people | Congo |
| 2000s | 80,794 people | 390.1 people | 80,404 people | Congo |
| 2010s | 68,172 people | 1,070 people | 67,101 people | Congo |
| 2020s | 46,422 people | 39,249 people | 7,173 people | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Congo or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 68,603 people against 62,052 people in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Congo and Portugal?
- 6,551 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Portugal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Portugal rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Congo ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 59th 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.