Kuwait vs Romania: Refugees by country of origin
Kuwait
3,019 people
in 2024
Romania
2,919 people
in 2024
Kuwait rank
85th
Romania rank
86th
Refugees by country of origin over time
- Kuwait
- Romania
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 3,019 people against 2,919 people in Romania, a difference of 100 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.
Kuwait ranks 85th and Romania ranks 86th of 204 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 527.8 people | 20,670 people | 20,143 people | Romania |
| 2000s | 660.3 people | 6,978 people | 6,318 people | Romania |
| 2010s | 1,097 people | 2,104 people | 1,007 people | Romania |
| 2020s | 2,080 people | 2,293 people | 212.6 people | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin, Kuwait or Romania?
- Kuwait, at 3,019 people against 2,919 people in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Kuwait and Romania?
- 100 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Romania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Romania rank globally for refugees by country of origin?
- Kuwait ranks 85th and Romania ranks 86th 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.