Congo vs Togo: Refugees by country of asylum
Congo
62,052 people
in 2024
Togo
47,494 people
in 2024
Congo rank
61st
Togo rank
64th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Congo
- Togo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 62,052 people against 47,494 people in Togo, a difference of 14,558 people.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.3 times Togo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 61st and Togo ranks 64th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Togo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 500 people | 200 people | 300 people | Congo |
| 1980s | 1,780 people | 2,788 people | 1,007 people | Togo |
| 1990s | 16,654 people | 8,596 people | 8,058 people | Congo |
| 2000s | 80,794 people | 9,532 people | 71,263 people | Congo |
| 2010s | 68,172 people | 17,041 people | 51,131 people | Congo |
| 2020s | 46,422 people | 21,303 people | 25,119 people | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Congo or Togo?
- Congo, at 62,052 people against 47,494 people in Togo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Congo and Togo?
- 14,558 people, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Togo?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Togo rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Congo ranks 61st and Togo ranks 64th 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.