Czechia vs Spain: Refugees by country of asylum
Czechia
391,133 people
in 2024
Spain
429,333 people
in 2024
Czechia rank
21st
Spain rank
19th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Czechia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 429,333 people against 391,133 people in Czechia, a difference of 38,200 people.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Spain ahead.
Czechia ranks 21st and Spain ranks 19th of 183 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,350 people | 5,337 people | 2,987 people | Spain |
| 2000s | 1,694 people | 5,656 people | 3,962 people | Spain |
| 2010s | 2,888 people | 13,813 people | 10,925 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 241,459 people | 271,137 people | 29,679 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Czechia or Spain?
- Spain, at 429,333 people against 391,133 people in Czechia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Czechia and Spain?
- 38,200 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and Spain rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Czechia ranks 21st and Spain ranks 19th 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.