France vs Lebanon: Refugees by country of asylum
France
721,771 people
in 2024
Lebanon
758,642 people
in 2024
France rank
12th
Lebanon rank
11th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- France
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 758,642 people against 721,771 people in France, a difference of 36,871 people.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1964 it was France ahead.
France ranks 12th and Lebanon ranks 11th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Lebanon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 176,994 people | 2,866 people | 174,128 people | France |
| 1970s | 117,477 people | 202,589 people | 85,112 people | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 163,174 people | 4,232 people | 158,942 people | France |
| 1990s | 160,889 people | 3,152 people | 157,736 people | France |
| 2000s | 146,965 people | 18,497 people | 128,468 people | France |
| 2010s | 280,456 people | 710,997 people | 430,541 people | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 587,008 people | 816,446 people | 229,438 people | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, France or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 758,642 people against 721,771 people in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between France and Lebanon?
- 36,871 people, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Lebanon?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do France and Lebanon rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- France ranks 12th and Lebanon ranks 11th 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.