Eastern Europe vs Syria: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Eastern Europe
1,873 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Syria
17,632 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Eastern Europe rank
2nd
Syria rank
3rd
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Eastern Europe
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 17,632 per 100,000 people against 1,873 per 100,000 people in Eastern Europe, a difference of 15,759 per 100,000 people.
That makes Syria's figure about 9.4 times Eastern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syria ahead.
Eastern Europe ranks 2nd and Syria ranks 3rd of 38 groups.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Europe | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.84 per 100,000 people | 76.08 per 100,000 people | 13.24 per 100,000 people | Syria |
| 2010s | 72.2 per 100,000 people | 14,688 per 100,000 people | 14,616 per 100,000 people | Syria |
| 2020s | 1,304 per 100,000 people | 21,244 per 100,000 people | 19,941 per 100,000 people | Syria |
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, Eastern Europe or Syria?
- Syria, at 17,632 per 100,000 people against 1,873 per 100,000 people in Eastern Europe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Eastern Europe and Syria?
- 15,759 per 100,000 people, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Europe and Syria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Eastern Europe and Syria rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Eastern Europe ranks 2nd and Syria ranks 3rd of 38 groups.
- 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.