Belgium vs Switzerland: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled
Belgium
183,551
in 2024
Switzerland
196,167
in 2024
Belgium rank
35th
Switzerland rank
33rd
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 196,167 against 183,551 in Belgium, a difference of 12,616.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 33rd of 183 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58,056 | 14,344 | 43,711 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 44,000 | 21,750 | 22,250 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 22,039 | 32,600 | 10,561 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 30,355 | 33,140 | 2,786 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 25,474 | 68,508 | 43,035 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 15,196 | 50,245 | 35,049 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 34,054 | 72,819 | 38,765 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 128,226 | 161,155 | 32,929 | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 196,167 against 183,551 in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 12,616, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled?
- Belgium ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 33rd 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.