Canada vs Italy: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled

Canada
269,496 people
in 2024
Italy
312,849 people
in 2024
Canada rank
27th
Italy rank
24th

Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time

  • Canada
  • Italy
0100.0k200.0k300.0k195119872024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 312,849 people against 269,496 people in Canada, a difference of 43,353 people.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 27th and Italy ranks 24th of 183 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 7 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Italy Difference Ahead
1950s 79,709 people 22,056 people 57,654 people Canada
1960s 19,395 people 14,190 people 5,205 people Canada
1970s 24,390 people 12,520 people 11,870 people Canada
1980s 107,856 people 20,800 people 87,057 people Canada
1990s 153,757 people 37,023 people 116,733 people Canada
2000s 147,843 people 24,149 people 123,694 people Canada
2010s 135,752 people 117,877 people 17,876 people Canada
2020s 163,781 people 236,044 people 72,263 people Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Canada or Italy?
Italy, at 312,849 people against 269,496 people in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Canada and Italy?
43,353 people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Canada and Italy rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
Canada ranks 27th and Italy ranks 24th 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

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.