Angola vs Congo: Refugees by country of origin
Angola
12,545 people
in 2024
Congo
14,110 people
in 2024
Angola rank
58th
Congo rank
55th
Refugees by country of origin over time
- Angola
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 14,110 people against 12,545 people in Angola, a difference of 1,565 people.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 58th and Congo ranks 55th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 6 and Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 333,910 people | 252 people | 333,658 people | Angola |
| 1970s | 457,975 people | 55 people | 457,920 people | Angola |
| 1980s | 385,816 people | 6 people | 385,810 people | Angola |
| 1990s | 302,827 people | 7,335 people | 295,491 people | Angola |
| 2000s | 281,901 people | 24,211 people | 257,690 people | Angola |
| 2010s | 34,746 people | 13,933 people | 20,813 people | Angola |
| 2020s | 11,134 people | 13,621 people | 2,487 people | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin, Angola or Congo?
- Congo, at 14,110 people against 12,545 people in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Angola and Congo?
- 1,565 people, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Congo?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Congo rank globally for refugees by country of origin?
- Angola ranks 58th and Congo ranks 55th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) – 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.