El Salvador vs Yemen: Refugees by country of origin
El Salvador
71,765 people
in 2024
Yemen
51,357 people
in 2024
El Salvador rank
31st
Yemen rank
32nd
Refugees by country of origin over time
- El Salvador
- Yemen
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 71,765 people against 51,357 people in Yemen, a difference of 20,408 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 31st and Yemen ranks 32nd of 204 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,608 people | 743.8 people | 22,864 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 5,859 people | 1,686 people | 4,173 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 17,513 people | 13,756 people | 3,757 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 59,340 people | 41,901 people | 17,439 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin, El Salvador or Yemen?
- El Salvador, at 71,765 people against 51,357 people in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between El Salvador and Yemen?
- 20,408 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Yemen?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Yemen rank globally for refugees by country of origin?
- El Salvador ranks 31st and Yemen ranks 32nd 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.