Jordan vs Sudan: Refugees by country of asylum
Jordan
643,641 people
in 2024
Sudan
793,395 people
in 2024
Jordan rank
13th
Sudan rank
10th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Jordan
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 793,395 people against 643,641 people in Jordan, a difference of 149,754 people.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sudan ahead.
Jordan ranks 13th and Sudan ranks 10th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75 people | 182,680 people | 182,605 people | Sudan |
| 1980s | 188.57 people | 753,676 people | 753,487 people | Sudan |
| 1990s | 647.2 people | 618,337 people | 617,690 people | Sudan |
| 2000s | 195,823 people | 230,614 people | 34,790 people | Sudan |
| 2010s | 594,992 people | 467,902 people | 127,090 people | Jordan |
| 2020s | 688,150 people | 991,442 people | 303,291 people | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Jordan or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 793,395 people against 643,641 people in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Jordan and Sudan?
- 149,754 people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Sudan?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Sudan rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Jordan ranks 13th and Sudan ranks 10th 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.