Poland vs Uganda: Refugees by country of asylum
Poland
1.01 million people
in 2024
Uganda
1.76 million people
in 2024
Poland rank
7th
Uganda rank
4th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Poland
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.76 million people against 1.01 million people in Poland, a difference of 750,620 people.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.7 times Poland's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Poland ranks 7th and Uganda ranks 4th of 183 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 926.56 people | 226,300 people | 225,373 people | Uganda |
| 2000s | 5,767 people | 218,272 people | 212,505 people | Uganda |
| 2010s | 14,260 people | 637,279 people | 623,019 people | Uganda |
| 2020s | 591,825 people | 1.55 million people | 958,483 people | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Poland or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.76 million people against 1.01 million people in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Poland and Uganda?
- 750,620 people, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Uganda?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Poland and Uganda rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Poland ranks 7th and Uganda ranks 4th 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.