India vs Netherlands: Refugees by country of asylum
India
236,763 people
in 2024
Netherlands
263,399 people
in 2024
India rank
31st
Netherlands rank
28th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- India
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 263,399 people against 236,763 people in India, a difference of 26,636 people.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1964 it was India ahead.
India ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 28th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49,192 people | 8,500 people | 40,692 people | India |
| 1970s | 57,820 people | 8,474 people | 49,346 people | India |
| 1980s | 6,525 people | 17,215 people | 10,690 people | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 225,230 people | 74,244 people | 150,986 people | India |
| 2000s | 166,581 people | 117,301 people | 49,280 people | India |
| 2010s | 193,126 people | 86,894 people | 106,232 people | India |
| 2020s | 228,050 people | 186,803 people | 41,247 people | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, India or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 263,399 people against 236,763 people in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between India and Netherlands?
- 26,636 people, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Netherlands?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do India and Netherlands rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- India ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 28th 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.