Greece vs Ireland: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Greece
116,450 people
in 2024
Ireland
124,730 people
in 2024
Greece rank
48th
Ireland rank
46th
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Greece
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 124,730 people against 116,450 people in Greece, a difference of 8,280 people.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 48th and Ireland ranks 46th of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,347 people | 523.33 people | 4,824 people | Greece |
| 1990s | 6,972 people | 600.7 people | 6,371 people | Greece |
| 2000s | 3,238 people | 6,758 people | 3,520 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 27,099 people | 6,749 people | 20,350 people | Greece |
| 2020s | 138,469 people | 67,699 people | 70,770 people | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Greece or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 124,730 people against 116,450 people in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Greece and Ireland?
- 8,280 people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Ireland?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Ireland rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Greece ranks 48th and Ireland ranks 46th 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.