Pakistan vs Uganda: Refugees by country of asylum
Pakistan
1.56 million people
in 2024
Uganda
1.76 million people
in 2024
Pakistan rank
5th
Uganda rank
4th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Pakistan
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.76 million people against 1.56 million people in Pakistan, a difference of 199,010 people.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 5th and Uganda ranks 4th of 183 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 400,000 people | 112,680 people | 287,320 people | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 2.74 million people | 123,976 people | 2.61 million people | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 1.65 million people | 218,242 people | 1.43 million people | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 1.55 million people | 218,272 people | 1.33 million people | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 1.55 million people | 637,279 people | 912,145 people | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 1.64 million people | 1.55 million people | 94,192 people | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Pakistan or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.76 million people against 1.56 million people in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Pakistan and Uganda?
- 199,010 people, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Uganda?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and Uganda rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Pakistan ranks 5th and Uganda ranks 4th 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.