Ethiopia vs Sudan: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Ethiopia
1.01 million people
in 2024
Sudan
793,395 people
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
8th
Sudan rank
10th
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Ethiopia
- Sudan
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1.01 million people against 793,395 people in Sudan, a difference of 215,435 people.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Sudan ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 10th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,000 people | 37,825 people | 17,825 people | Sudan |
| 1970s | 12,588 people | 125,176 people | 112,588 people | Sudan |
| 1980s | 224,678 people | 780,200 people | 555,522 people | Sudan |
| 1990s | 398,283 people | 618,337 people | 220,055 people | Sudan |
| 2000s | 121,813 people | 230,614 people | 108,801 people | Sudan |
| 2010s | 596,644 people | 467,902 people | 128,742 people | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 898,002 people | 991,442 people | 93,440 people | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Ethiopia or Sudan?
- Ethiopia, at 1.01 million people against 793,395 people in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Ethiopia and Sudan?
- 215,435 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sudan?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Sudan rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Ethiopia ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 10th 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.