Afghanistan vs Syria: Refugee population by country or territory of origin, gaps filled
Afghanistan
5.77 million
in 2024
Syria
5.95 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
2nd
Syria rank
1st
Refugee population by country or territory of origin, gaps filled over time
- Afghanistan
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 5.95 million against 5.77 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 185,600.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 2nd and Syria ranks 1st of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 500,000 | 500 | 499,500 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 4.58 million | 699.6 | 4.58 million | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 3.66 million | 6,218 | 3.65 million | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 2.75 million | 14,741 | 2.74 million | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 2.67 million | 3.71 million | 1.04 million | Syria |
| 2020s | 4.63 million | 6.48 million | 1.86 million | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of origin, gaps filled, Afghanistan or Syria?
- Syria, at 5.95 million against 5.77 million in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of origin, gaps filled between Afghanistan and Syria?
- 185,600, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Syria?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Syria rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of origin, gaps filled?
- Afghanistan ranks 2nd and Syria ranks 1st of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of origin, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugee population by country or territory of origin with 133 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.