Croatia vs Japan: Refugees by country of asylum
Croatia
28,707 people
in 2024
Japan
29,068 people
in 2024
Croatia rank
76th
Japan rank
75th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Croatia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 29,068 people against 28,707 people in Croatia, a difference of 361 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 76th and Japan ranks 75th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 170,488 people | 5,422 people | 165,066 people | Croatia |
| 2000s | 7,059 people | 2,376 people | 4,683 people | Croatia |
| 2010s | 690.4 people | 2,349 people | 1,659 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 15,270 people | 13,899 people | 1,371 people | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Croatia or Japan?
- Japan, at 29,068 people against 28,707 people in Croatia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Croatia and Japan?
- 361 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Japan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Japan rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Croatia ranks 76th and Japan ranks 75th 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.