European Union vs Germany: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
European Union
7.74 million
in 2025
Germany
2.66 million
in 2025
European Union rank
2nd
Germany rank
1st
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- European Union
- Germany
How they compare
European Union currently reports 7.74 million against 2.66 million in Germany, a difference of 5.08 million.
That makes European Union's figure about 2.9 times Germany's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, European Union has been ahead every year.
European Union ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 1st of 3 groups.
European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 502,460 | 158,900 | 343,560 | European Union |
| 1970s | 353,667 | 114,750 | 238,917 | European Union |
| 1980s | 726,408 | 339,340 | 387,068 | European Union |
| 1990s | 1.89 million | 1.12 million | 779,568 | European Union |
| 2000s | 1.31 million | 768,670 | 539,490 | European Union |
| 2010s | 1.54 million | 632,660 | 910,470 | European Union |
| 2020s | 5.85 million | 2.09 million | 3.76 million | European Union |
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, European Union or Germany?
- European Union, at 7.74 million against 2.66 million in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between European Union and Germany?
- 5.08 million, with European Union ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Germany?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do European Union and Germany rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- European Union ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 1st of 3 groups.
- 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.