Australia vs Japan: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin
Australia
0.1186
in 2025
Japan
0.0374
in 2025
Australia rank
206th
Japan rank
209th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.1186 against 0.0374 in Japan, a difference of 0.0812.
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 206th and Japan ranks 209th of 239 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 | 0.0848 | 0.0199 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.1077 | 0.0962 | 0.0115 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.1031 | 0.0391 | 0.064 | 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 against 0.0374 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, 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 206th and Japan ranks 209th of 239 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.