Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Cyprus or Latvia?

Latvia, at 49,220 people against 45,750 people in Cyprus as of 2024.

What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Cyprus and Latvia?

3,470 people, with Latvia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Latvia?

26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.

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.

Cyprus vs Latvia: Refugees by country of asylum

Cyprus

45,750 people

in 2024

Latvia

49,220 people

in 2024

Cyprus rank

66th

Latvia rank

63rd

Refugees by country of asylum over time

Cyprus
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 49,220 people against 45,750 people in Cyprus, a difference of 3,470 people.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 66th and Latvia ranks 63rd of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	112 people	5 people	107 people	Cyprus
2000s	835.8 people	16.7 people	819.1 people	Cyprus
2010s	6,816 people	309.3 people	6,507 people	Cyprus
2020s	28,870 people	27,076 people	1,794 people	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Cyprus or Latvia?: Latvia, at 49,220 people against 45,750 people in Cyprus as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Cyprus and Latvia?: 3,470 people, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Latvia?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and Latvia rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?: Cyprus ranks 66th 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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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: 28 August 2026

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.