What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Palestine, State of and Yemen?

7,656 people, with Yemen ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Palestine, State of and Yemen?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Palestine, State of vs Yemen: Refugees by country of origin

Palestine, State of

43,701 people

in 2024

Yemen

51,357 people

in 2024

Palestine, State of rank

34th

Yemen rank

32nd

Refugees by country of origin over time

Palestine, State of
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 51,357 people against 43,701 people in Palestine, State of, a difference of 7,656 people.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Palestine, State of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Palestine, State of ahead.

Palestine, State of ranks 34th and Yemen ranks 32nd of 204 countries.

Palestine, State of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Palestine, State of	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1990s	74,097 people	743.8 people	73,353 people	Palestine, State of
2000s	304,917 people	1,686 people	303,231 people	Palestine, State of
2010s	96,803 people	13,756 people	83,047 people	Palestine, State of
2020s	78,557 people	41,901 people	36,656 people	Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of origin, Palestine, State of or Yemen?: Yemen, at 51,357 people against 43,701 people in Palestine, State of as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Palestine, State of and Yemen?: 7,656 people, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palestine, State of and Yemen?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Palestine, State of and Yemen rank globally for refugees by country of origin?: Palestine, State of ranks 34th and Yemen ranks 32nd 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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Indicator: Refugees by country of origin
Unit: people
Source: UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 7,190 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.