Afghanistan vs Sudan: Refugees by country of origin
Afghanistan
5.77 million people
in 2024
Sudan
2.09 million people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
2nd
Sudan rank
5th
Refugees by country of origin over time
- Afghanistan
- Sudan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 5.77 million people against 2.09 million people in Sudan, a difference of 3.67 million people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.8 times Sudan's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 2nd and Sudan ranks 5th of 204 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 500,000 people | 10,850 people | 489,150 people | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 4.58 million people | 158,560 people | 4.42 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 3.66 million people | 394,760 people | 3.27 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 2.75 million people | 552,038 people | 2.20 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 2.67 million people | 620,269 people | 2.05 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.63 million people | 1.21 million people | 3.42 million people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin, Afghanistan or Sudan?
- Afghanistan, at 5.77 million people against 2.09 million people in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Afghanistan and Sudan?
- 3.67 million people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Sudan rank globally for refugees by country of origin?
- Afghanistan ranks 2nd and Sudan ranks 5th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of origin. 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, not just those who fled that year.