Austria vs Iraq: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled

Austria
284,828 people
in 2024
Iraq
318,461 people
in 2024
Austria rank
26th
Iraq rank
23rd

Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time

  • Austria
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 318,461 people against 284,828 people in Austria, a difference of 33,633 people.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 26th and Iraq ranks 23rd of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Iraq Difference Ahead
1970s 25,000 people 400 people 24,600 people Austria
1980s 34,696 people 20,230 people 14,466 people Austria
1990s 60,046 people 99,918 people 39,873 people Iraq
2000s 23,176 people 69,454 people 46,278 people Iraq
2010s 80,310 people 206,032 people 125,722 people Iraq
2020s 219,116 people 285,821 people 66,705 people Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Austria or Iraq?
Iraq, at 318,461 people against 284,828 people in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Austria and Iraq?
33,633 people, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Iraq?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Austria and Iraq rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
Austria ranks 26th and Iraq ranks 23rd 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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Indicator
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Unit
people
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
183 places, 7,634 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

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.