France vs Japan: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
France
0.117 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Japan
0.0374 per 100,000 people
in 2025
France rank
209th
Japan rank
211th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
France currently reports 0.117 per 100,000 people against 0.0374 per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.0796 per 100,000 people.
That makes France's figure about 3.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.
France ranks 209th and Japan ranks 211th of 241 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1734 per 100,000 people | 0.0848 per 100,000 people | 0.0887 per 100,000 people | France |
| 2010s | 0.1167 per 100,000 people | 0.0962 per 100,000 people | 0.0205 per 100,000 people | France |
| 2020s | 0.1051 per 100,000 people | 0.0391 per 100,000 people | 0.0659 per 100,000 people | France |
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, France or Japan?
- France, at 0.117 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 France and Japan?
- 0.0796 per 100,000 people, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- France ranks 209th 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.