Luxembourg vs Syria: Refugees by country of asylum
Luxembourg
10,059 people
in 2024
Syria
11,635 people
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
93rd
Syria rank
91st
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Luxembourg
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 11,635 people against 10,059 people in Luxembourg, a difference of 1,576 people.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Syria ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 93rd 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 | Luxembourg | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 761.2 people | 20,776 people | 20,015 people | Syria |
| 2000s | 1,906 people | 442,121 people | 440,215 people | Syria |
| 2010s | 2,092 people | 263,120 people | 261,027 people | Syria |
| 2020s | 9,383 people | 13,276 people | 3,893 people | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Luxembourg or Syria?
- Syria, at 11,635 people against 10,059 people in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Luxembourg and Syria?
- 1,576 people, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Syria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Syria rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Luxembourg ranks 93rd and Syria ranks 91st 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.