Czechia vs Italy: Refugees by country of asylum
Czechia
391,133 people
in 2024
Italy
312,849 people
in 2024
Czechia rank
21st
Italy rank
24th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Czechia
- Italy
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 391,133 people against 312,849 people in Italy, a difference of 78,284 people.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Italy ahead.
Czechia ranks 21st and Italy ranks 24th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,350 people | 39,935 people | 37,585 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 1,694 people | 24,149 people | 22,455 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 2,888 people | 117,877 people | 114,988 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 241,459 people | 236,044 people | 5,414 people | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Czechia or Italy?
- Czechia, at 391,133 people against 312,849 people in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Czechia and Italy?
- 78,284 people, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Italy?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and Italy rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Czechia ranks 21st and Italy ranks 24th 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.