Albania vs Syria: Refugees by country of asylum
Albania
9,381 people
in 2024
Syria
11,635 people
in 2024
Albania rank
94th
Syria rank
91st
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Albania
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 11,635 people against 9,381 people in Albania, a difference of 2,254 people.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Syria ahead.
Albania ranks 94th and Syria ranks 91st of 183 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,618 people | 24,928 people | 19,309 people | Syria |
| 2000s | 120.6 people | 442,121 people | 442,000 people | Syria |
| 2010s | 107.1 people | 263,120 people | 263,012 people | Syria |
| 2020s | 3,470 people | 13,276 people | 9,806 people | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Albania or Syria?
- Syria, at 11,635 people against 9,381 people in Albania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Albania and Syria?
- 2,254 people, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Syria?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Syria rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Albania ranks 94th and Syria ranks 91st of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. 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 who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.