Germany vs Pakistan: Refugees by country of asylum
Germany
2.75 million people
in 2024
Pakistan
1.56 million people
in 2024
Germany rank
3rd
Pakistan rank
5th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Germany
- Pakistan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.75 million people against 1.56 million people in Pakistan, a difference of 1.19 million people.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.8 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Pakistan ahead.
Germany ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 5th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87,000 people | 400,000 people | 313,000 people | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 339,340 people | 2.74 million people | 2.40 million people | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 1.12 million people | 1.65 million people | 537,850 people | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 768,670 people | 1.55 million people | 784,208 people | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 632,660 people | 1.55 million people | 916,764 people | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 1.98 million people | 1.64 million people | 332,302 people | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Germany or Pakistan?
- Germany, at 2.75 million people against 1.56 million people in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Germany and Pakistan?
- 1.19 million people, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Pakistan?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Pakistan rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Germany ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 5th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) β 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.