Austria vs Spain: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Austria
0.3618 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Spain
0.3632 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Austria rank
186th
Spain rank
185th
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Austria
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.3632 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 0.3618 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Austria, a difference of 0.0014 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 186th and Spain ranks 185th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6822 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.2541 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.4281 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.4719 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.6459 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.174 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.1122 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.1031 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.009 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.3049 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.1668 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.1381 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, Austria or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.3632 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 0.3618 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Austria and Spain?
- 0.0014 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Spain rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Austria ranks 186th and Spain ranks 185th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people. 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. This data is given per 100,000 people in their country of origin.