Ireland vs Portugal: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Ireland
0.3391 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Portugal
0.365 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Ireland rank
199th
Portugal rank
197th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Ireland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.365 per 100,000 people against 0.3391 per 100,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.0259 per 100,000 people.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Ireland ranks 199th and Portugal ranks 197th of 241 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1829 per 100,000 people | 0.3698 per 100,000 people | 0.1869 per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0864 per 100,000 people | 0.2456 per 100,000 people | 0.1592 per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.3295 per 100,000 people | 0.4816 per 100,000 people | 0.1521 per 100,000 people | Portugal |
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, Ireland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.365 per 100,000 people against 0.3391 per 100,000 people in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Ireland and Portugal?
- 0.0259 per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Ireland ranks 199th and Portugal ranks 197th 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.