Algeria vs Sweden: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled

Algeria
183,368
in 2024
Sweden
163,029
in 2024
Algeria rank
36th
Sweden rank
38th

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled over time

  • Algeria
  • Sweden
0100.0k200.0k300.0k195119872024

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 183,368 against 163,029 in Sweden, a difference of 20,339.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Algeria ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 38th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 36,180 20,000 16,180 Algeria
1980s 156,748 81,377 75,372 Algeria
1990s 187,966 164,370 23,596 Algeria
2000s 131,704 101,958 29,746 Algeria
2010s 94,626 166,109 71,482 Sweden
2020s 115,321 233,523 118,201 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled, Algeria or Sweden?
Algeria, at 183,368 against 163,029 in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled between Algeria and Sweden?
20,339, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sweden?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Sweden rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled?
Algeria ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 38th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
183 places, 7,634 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.