Georgia vs Japan: Refugees by country of asylum
Georgia
31,027 people
in 2024
Japan
29,068 people
in 2024
Georgia rank
73rd
Japan rank
75th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Georgia
- Japan
How they compare
Georgia currently reports 31,027 people against 29,068 people in Japan, a difference of 1,959 people.
That makes Georgia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Japan ahead.
Georgia ranks 73rd and Japan ranks 75th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 793.71 people | 5,244 people | 4,450 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 3,294 people | 2,376 people | 917.9 people | Georgia |
| 2010s | 1,280 people | 2,349 people | 1,069 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 17,697 people | 13,899 people | 3,798 people | Georgia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Georgia or Japan?
- Georgia, at 31,027 people against 29,068 people in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Georgia and Japan?
- 1,959 people, with Georgia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Japan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Georgia and Japan rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Georgia ranks 73rd and Japan ranks 75th 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.