Ethiopia vs Lebanon: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled

Ethiopia
1.01 million people
in 2024
Lebanon
758,642 people
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
8th
Lebanon rank
11th

Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 1.01 million people against 758,642 people in Lebanon, a difference of 250,188 people.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Lebanon's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 8th and Lebanon ranks 11th of 183 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Lebanon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Lebanon Difference Ahead
1960s 20,000 people 4,510 people 15,490 people Ethiopia
1970s 12,588 people 212,573 people 199,985 people Lebanon
1980s 224,678 people 4,232 people 220,446 people Ethiopia
1990s 398,283 people 3,152 people 395,130 people Ethiopia
2000s 121,813 people 18,497 people 103,316 people Ethiopia
2010s 596,644 people 710,997 people 114,353 people Lebanon
2020s 898,002 people 816,446 people 81,557 people Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Ethiopia or Lebanon?
Ethiopia, at 1.01 million people against 758,642 people in Lebanon as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Ethiopia and Lebanon?
250,188 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lebanon?
57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Lebanon rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
Ethiopia ranks 8th and Lebanon ranks 11th 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.