Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Czechia or Iraq?

Czechia, at 391,133 people against 318,461 people in Iraq as of 2024.

What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Czechia and Iraq?

72,672 people, with Czechia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Iraq?

34 years are reported by both, from 1991 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.

Czechia vs Iraq: Refugees by country of asylum

Czechia

391,133 people

in 2024

Iraq

318,461 people

in 2024

Czechia rank

21st

Iraq rank

23rd

Refugees by country of asylum over time

Czechia
Iraq

How they compare

Czechia currently reports 391,133 people against 318,461 people in Iraq, a difference of 72,672 people.

That makes Czechia's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iraq ahead.

Czechia ranks 21st and Iraq ranks 23rd of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czechia	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,350 people	110,920 people	108,570 people	Iraq
2000s	1,694 people	69,454 people	67,761 people	Iraq
2010s	2,888 people	206,032 people	203,143 people	Iraq
2020s	241,459 people	285,821 people	44,363 people	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Czechia or Iraq?: Czechia, at 391,133 people against 318,461 people in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Czechia and Iraq?: 72,672 people, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Iraq?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Czechia and Iraq rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?: Czechia ranks 21st and Iraq ranks 23rd 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.