Russia vs Syria: Refugees by country of asylum
Russia
10,077 people
in 2024
Syria
11,635 people
in 2024
Russia rank
92nd
Syria rank
91st
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Russia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 11,635 people against 10,077 people in Russia, a difference of 1,558 people.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Syria ahead.
Russia ranks 92nd and Syria ranks 91st of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99,006 people | 27,588 people | 71,419 people | Russia |
| 2000s | 8,386 people | 442,121 people | 433,735 people | Syria |
| 2010s | 104,048 people | 263,120 people | 159,072 people | Syria |
| 2020s | 509,808 people | 13,276 people | 496,532 people | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Russia or Syria?
- Syria, at 11,635 people against 10,077 people in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Russia and Syria?
- 1,558 people, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Syria?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Russia and Syria rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Russia ranks 92nd 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.