Belgium vs Sweden: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled
Belgium
183,551
in 2024
Sweden
163,029
in 2024
Belgium rank
35th
Sweden rank
38th
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 183,551 against 163,029 in Sweden, a difference of 20,522.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 38th of 183 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58,056 | 34,111 | 23,944 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 44,000 | 22,200 | 21,800 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 22,039 | 20,000 | 2,039 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 30,355 | 81,377 | 51,022 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 25,474 | 164,370 | 138,896 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 15,196 | 101,958 | 86,762 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 34,054 | 166,109 | 132,055 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 128,226 | 233,523 | 105,296 | 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, Belgium or Sweden?
- Belgium, at 183,551 against 163,029 in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled between Belgium and Sweden?
- 20,522, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled?
- Belgium ranks 35th 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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About this data
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.