Afghanistan vs Yemen: Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 4.86 million against 4.38 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 483,500.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Yemen ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 6th and Yemen ranks 5th of 180 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.29 million | 1.67 million | 387,076 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 4.23 million | 4.52 million | 291,375 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 4.86 million against 4.38 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 483,500, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- Afghanistan ranks 6th and Yemen ranks 5th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.