Australia vs Japan: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Australia
0.1186 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Japan
0.0374 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Australia rank
208th
Japan rank
211th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.1186 per 100,000 people against 0.0374 per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.0812 per 100,000 people.
That makes Australia's figure about 3.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 208th and Japan ranks 211th of 241 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1046 per 100,000 people | 0.0848 per 100,000 people | 0.0199 per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.1077 per 100,000 people | 0.0962 per 100,000 people | 0.0115 per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.1031 per 100,000 people | 0.0391 per 100,000 people | 0.064 per 100,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 0.1186 per 100,000 people against 0.0374 per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Australia and Japan?
- 0.0812 per 100,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Australia ranks 208th and Japan ranks 211th of 241 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.