Afghanistan vs Ukraine: Refugees by country of origin
Afghanistan
5.77 million people
in 2024
Ukraine
5.12 million people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
2nd
Ukraine rank
3rd
Refugees by country of origin over time
- Afghanistan
- Ukraine
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 5.77 million people against 5.12 million people in Ukraine, a difference of 646,520 people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 2nd and Ukraine ranks 3rd of 204 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.99 million people | 4,010 people | 2.99 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 2.75 million people | 54,185 people | 2.70 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 2.67 million people | 117,163 people | 2.55 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.63 million people | 3.37 million people | 1.26 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 Ukraine?
- Afghanistan, at 5.77 million people against 5.12 million people in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Afghanistan and Ukraine?
- 646,520 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ukraine?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Ukraine rank globally for refugees by country of origin?
- Afghanistan ranks 2nd and Ukraine ranks 3rd 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.