Syria vs Western Sahara: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Syria
24,124 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Western Sahara
29,564 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Syria rank
2nd
Western Sahara rank
1st
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Syria
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 29,564 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 24,124 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Syria, a difference of 5,440 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.2 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Syria ranks 2nd and Western Sahara ranks 1st of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 1 and Western Sahara in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.77 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 47,620 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 47,614 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 6.7 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 103,447 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 103,441 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 42.33 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 78,997 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 78,954 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 77.25 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 42,316 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 42,239 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 18,713 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 24,632 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 5,920 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 28,755 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 20,699 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 8,056 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, Syria or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 29,564 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 24,124 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Syria and Western Sahara?
- 5,440 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Western Sahara?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Syria and Western Sahara rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Syria ranks 2nd and Western Sahara ranks 1st 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.