Canada vs United States: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Canada
416,028
in 2025
United States
457,647
in 2025
Canada rank
21st
United States rank
19th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 457,647 against 416,028 in Canada, a difference of 41,619.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 21st and United States ranks 19th of 179 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,395 | 498,800 | 479,405 | United States |
| 1970s | 24,390 | 580,270 | 555,880 | United States |
| 1980s | 107,856 | 489,019 | 381,162 | United States |
| 1990s | 153,757 | 566,199 | 412,443 | United States |
| 2000s | 147,843 | 444,134 | 296,290 | United States |
| 2010s | 135,752 | 281,038 | 145,286 | United States |
| 2020s | 205,822 | 390,878 | 185,056 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 457,647 against 416,028 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Canada and United States?
- 41,619, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Canada ranks 21st and United States ranks 19th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.