Italy vs Spain: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country … asylum UNICEF
Italy
312,849
in 2024
Spain
429,333
in 2024
Italy rank
13th
Spain rank
10th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country … asylum UNICEF over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 429,333 against 312,849 in Italy, a difference of 116,484.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 13th and Spain ranks 10th of 70 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,044 | 12,667 | 1,378 | Italy |
| 1970s | 12,520 | 24,000 | 11,480 | Spain |
| 1980s | 20,800 | 14,617 | 6,183 | Italy |
| 1990s | 37,023 | 5,634 | 31,389 | Italy |
| 2000s | 24,149 | 5,656 | 18,493 | Italy |
| 2010s | 117,877 | 13,813 | 104,063 | Italy |
| 2020s | 236,044 | 271,137 | 35,093 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 429,333 against 312,849 in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Italy and Spain?
- 116,484, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Italy ranks 13th and Spain ranks 10th of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.