Germany vs Uganda: Refugees by country of asylum
Germany
2.75 million people
in 2024
Uganda
1.76 million people
in 2024
Germany rank
3rd
Uganda rank
4th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Germany
- Uganda
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.75 million people against 1.76 million people in Uganda, a difference of 989,780 people.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.6 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 3rd and Uganda ranks 4th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 154,667 people | 120,572 people | 34,094 people | Germany |
| 1970s | 114,750 people | 132,518 people | 17,768 people | Uganda |
| 1980s | 339,340 people | 123,976 people | 215,364 people | Germany |
| 1990s | 1.12 million people | 218,242 people | 897,128 people | Germany |
| 2000s | 768,670 people | 218,272 people | 550,398 people | Germany |
| 2010s | 632,660 people | 637,279 people | 4,618 people | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1.98 million people | 1.55 million people | 426,494 people | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Germany or Uganda?
- Germany, at 2.75 million people against 1.76 million people in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Germany and Uganda?
- 989,780 people, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Uganda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Uganda rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Germany ranks 3rd and Uganda ranks 4th 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.