Paraguay vs Peru: Refugees by country of asylum
Paraguay
6,071 people
in 2024
Peru
6,742 people
in 2024
Paraguay rank
105th
Peru rank
103rd
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Paraguay
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 6,742 people against 6,071 people in Paraguay, a difference of 671 people.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Peru ahead.
Paraguay ranks 105th and Peru ranks 103rd of 183 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,394 people | 2,533 people | 1,139 people | Peru |
| 1980s | 221.11 people | 893.89 people | 672.78 people | Peru |
| 1990s | 50.2 people | 657.7 people | 607.5 people | Peru |
| 2000s | 43.5 people | 837.8 people | 794.3 people | Peru |
| 2010s | 247.3 people | 1,598 people | 1,350 people | Peru |
| 2020s | 4,730 people | 6,012 people | 1,281 people | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Paraguay or Peru?
- Peru, at 6,742 people against 6,071 people in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Paraguay and Peru?
- 671 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Peru?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Paraguay and Peru rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Paraguay ranks 105th and Peru ranks 103rd 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.