Jordan vs United Kingdom: Refugees by country of asylum
Jordan
643,641 people
in 2024
United Kingdom
515,677 people
in 2024
Jordan rank
13th
United Kingdom rank
16th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Jordan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 643,641 people against 515,677 people in United Kingdom, a difference of 127,964 people.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Jordan ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75 people | 149,000 people | 148,925 people | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 188.57 people | 127,573 people | 127,385 people | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 647.2 people | 88,515 people | 87,868 people | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 195,823 people | 272,145 people | 76,322 people | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 594,992 people | 144,830 people | 450,162 people | Jordan |
| 2020s | 688,150 people | 312,534 people | 375,617 people | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Jordan or United Kingdom?
- Jordan, at 643,641 people against 515,677 people in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Jordan and United Kingdom?
- 127,964 people, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and United Kingdom?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and United Kingdom rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Jordan ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 16th 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.