France vs Sudan: Refugees by country of asylum
France
721,771 people
in 2024
Sudan
793,395 people
in 2024
France rank
12th
Sudan rank
10th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- France
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 793,395 people against 721,771 people in France, a difference of 71,624 people.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was France ahead.
France ranks 12th and Sudan ranks 10th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 176,393 people | 36,217 people | 140,176 people | France |
| 1970s | 119,630 people | 125,176 people | 5,546 people | Sudan |
| 1980s | 163,174 people | 780,200 people | 617,026 people | Sudan |
| 1990s | 160,889 people | 618,337 people | 457,448 people | Sudan |
| 2000s | 146,965 people | 230,614 people | 83,648 people | Sudan |
| 2010s | 280,456 people | 467,902 people | 187,446 people | Sudan |
| 2020s | 587,008 people | 991,442 people | 404,434 people | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, France or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 793,395 people against 721,771 people in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between France and Sudan?
- 71,624 people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sudan?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do France and Sudan rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- France ranks 12th and Sudan ranks 10th 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.