Kazakhstan vs Latvia: Refugees by country of asylum
Kazakhstan
65,833 people
in 2024
Latvia
49,220 people
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
60th
Latvia rank
63rd
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 65,833 people against 49,220 people in Latvia, a difference of 16,613 people.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.3 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 60th and Latvia ranks 63rd of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,799 people | 5 people | 14,794 people | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 11,703 people | 16.7 people | 11,687 people | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 982.1 people | 309.3 people | 672.8 people | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 21,924 people | 27,076 people | 5,152 people | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Kazakhstan or Latvia?
- Kazakhstan, at 65,833 people against 49,220 people in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Kazakhstan and Latvia?
- 16,613 people, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Latvia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Latvia rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Kazakhstan ranks 60th and Latvia ranks 63rd 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.