Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Syria or Tajikistan?

Tajikistan, at 12,157 people against 11,635 people in Syria as of 2024.

What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Syria and Tajikistan?

522 people, with Tajikistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Tajikistan?

33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.

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.

Syria vs Tajikistan: Refugees by country of asylum

Syria

11,635 people

in 2024

Tajikistan

12,157 people

in 2024

Syria rank

91st

Tajikistan rank

89th

Refugees by country of asylum over time

Syria
Tajikistan

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 12,157 people against 11,635 people in Syria, a difference of 522 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Syria ahead.

Syria ranks 91st and Tajikistan ranks 89th of 183 countries.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Syria	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	24,928 people	2,016 people	22,911 people	Syria
2000s	442,121 people	4,685 people	437,436 people	Syria
2010s	263,120 people	2,643 people	260,477 people	Syria
2020s	13,276 people	9,432 people	3,844 people	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Syria or Tajikistan?: Tajikistan, at 12,157 people against 11,635 people in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Syria and Tajikistan?: 522 people, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Tajikistan?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Syria and Tajikistan rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?: Syria ranks 91st and Tajikistan ranks 89th 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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Indicator: Refugees by country of asylum
Unit: people
Source: UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 7,465 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 27 October 2026

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.