Lithuania vs Portugal: Refugees by country of asylum
Lithuania
53,561 people
in 2024
Portugal
68,603 people
in 2024
Lithuania rank
62nd
Portugal rank
59th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Lithuania
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 68,603 people against 53,561 people in Lithuania, a difference of 15,042 people.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Portugal ahead.
Lithuania ranks 62nd and Portugal ranks 59th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.33 people | 334.33 people | 310 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 484.3 people | 390.1 people | 94.2 people | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 1,194 people | 1,070 people | 123.2 people | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 41,037 people | 39,249 people | 1,788 people | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Lithuania or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 68,603 people against 53,561 people in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Lithuania and Portugal?
- 15,042 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Portugal?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and Portugal rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Lithuania ranks 62nd and Portugal ranks 59th 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.