Czechia vs United States: Refugees by country of asylum
Czechia
391,133 people
in 2024
United States
435,333 people
in 2024
Czechia rank
21st
United States rank
18th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Czechia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 435,333 people against 391,133 people in Czechia, a difference of 44,200 people.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United States ahead.
Czechia ranks 21st and United States ranks 18th of 183 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,350 people | 577,456 people | 575,106 people | United States |
| 2000s | 1,694 people | 444,134 people | 442,440 people | United States |
| 2010s | 2,888 people | 281,038 people | 278,150 people | United States |
| 2020s | 241,459 people | 377,524 people | 136,065 people | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Czechia or United States?
- United States, at 435,333 people against 391,133 people in Czechia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Czechia and United States?
- 44,200 people, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and United States rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Czechia ranks 21st and United States ranks 18th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) β 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.