New Zealand vs Uruguay: Refugees by country of asylum
New Zealand
2,063 people
in 2024
Uruguay
1,322 people
in 2024
New Zealand rank
119th
Uruguay rank
121st
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- New Zealand
- Uruguay
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2,063 people against 1,322 people in Uruguay, a difference of 741 people.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.6 times Uruguay's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 119th and Uruguay ranks 121st of 183 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,333 people | 1,833 people | 5,500 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 7,091 people | 457.78 people | 6,633 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 6,645 people | 113.6 people | 6,532 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 4,594 people | 108.4 people | 4,485 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1,589 people | 276.2 people | 1,313 people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1,847 people | 1,053 people | 794 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, New Zealand or Uruguay?
- New Zealand, at 2,063 people against 1,322 people in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 741 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- New Zealand ranks 119th and Uruguay ranks 121st 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.