Spain vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled

Spain
429,333
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
515,677
in 2024
Spain rank
19th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
16th

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

  • Spain
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0200.0k400.0k600.0k195119872024

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 515,677 against 429,333 in Spain, a difference of 86,344.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

Across all 68 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 19th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th of 183 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1950s 2,000 195,500 193,500 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1960s 12,667 162,778 150,111 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 24,000 151,750 127,750 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 14,617 113,277 98,660 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 5,634 88,515 82,881 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 5,656 272,145 266,489 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 13,813 144,830 131,016 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 271,137 312,534 41,396 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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, Spain or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 515,677 against 429,333 in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled between Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
86,344, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
68 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled?
Spain ranks 19th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th 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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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.