Australia vs Malawi: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Australia
29,511 people
in 2024
Malawi
35,510 people
in 2024
Australia rank
74th
Malawi rank
71st
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Australia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 35,510 people against 29,511 people in Australia, a difference of 5,999 people.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Malawi ahead.
Australia ranks 74th and Malawi ranks 71st of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90,596 people | 488,069 people | 397,473 people | Malawi |
| 1990s | 64,481 people | 377,638 people | 313,157 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 49,676 people | 3,988 people | 45,688 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 38,837 people | 8,551 people | 30,286 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 46,292 people | 28,459 people | 17,833 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Australia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 35,510 people against 29,511 people in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Australia and Malawi?
- 5,999 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malawi?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Malawi rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 74th and Malawi ranks 71st of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.