Greece vs Sweden: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Greece
134,563
in 2025
Sweden
144,116
in 2025
Greece rank
45th
Sweden rank
42nd
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Greece
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 144,116 against 134,563 in Greece, a difference of 9,553.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 42nd of 179 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,552 | 22,200 | 8,648 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 3,455 | 20,000 | 16,545 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 4,812 | 81,377 | 76,564 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 6,972 | 164,370 | 157,398 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 3,238 | 101,959 | 98,721 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 27,099 | 166,109 | 139,010 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 137,818 | 218,622 | 80,803 | Sweden |
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, Greece or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 144,116 against 134,563 in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Greece and Sweden?
- 9,553, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Greece ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 42nd 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.