Iraq vs Italy: Refugees by country of asylum
Iraq
318,461 people
in 2024
Italy
312,849 people
in 2024
Iraq rank
23rd
Italy rank
24th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Iraq
- Italy
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 318,461 people against 312,849 people in Italy, a difference of 5,612 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Italy ahead.
Iraq ranks 23rd and Italy ranks 24th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 400 people | 14,100 people | 13,700 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 25,050 people | 21,856 people | 3,194 people | Iraq |
| 1990s | 99,918 people | 37,023 people | 62,895 people | Iraq |
| 2000s | 69,454 people | 24,149 people | 45,305 people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 206,032 people | 117,877 people | 88,155 people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 285,821 people | 236,044 people | 49,777 people | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Iraq or Italy?
- Iraq, at 318,461 people against 312,849 people in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Iraq and Italy?
- 5,612 people, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Italy?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Italy rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Iraq ranks 23rd and Italy ranks 24th 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.