Côte d'Ivoire vs New Zealand: Refugees by country of asylum

Côte d'Ivoire
2,377 people
in 2024
New Zealand
2,063 people
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
117th
New Zealand rank
119th

Refugees by country of asylum over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 2,377 people against 2,063 people in New Zealand, a difference of 314 people.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 117th and New Zealand ranks 119th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 12,000 people 2,000 people 10,000 people Côte d'Ivoire
1980s 695.71 people 5,302 people 4,607 people New Zealand
1990s 241,206 people 6,645 people 234,561 people Côte d'Ivoire
2000s 58,268 people 4,594 people 53,674 people Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 6,804 people 1,589 people 5,215 people Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 2,687 people 1,847 people 840 people Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Côte d'Ivoire or New Zealand?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 2,377 people against 2,063 people in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Côte d'Ivoire and New Zealand?
314 people, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and New Zealand?
43 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and New Zealand rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 117th and New Zealand ranks 119th 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.