Africa Eastern and Southern vs Peru: Forcibly displaced people

Africa Eastern and Southern
27.46 million
in 2025
Peru
1.74 million
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
20th
Peru rank
22nd

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Peru
010.0M20.0M30.0M201020172025

How they compare

Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 27.46 million against 1.74 million in Peru, a difference of 25.71 million.

That makes Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 15.7 times Peru's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 20th and Peru ranks 22nd of 44 groups.

Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Peru Difference Ahead
2010s 13.13 million 263,448 12.87 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 26.39 million 1.54 million 24.85 million Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Africa Eastern and Southern or Peru?
Africa Eastern and Southern, at 27.46 million against 1.74 million in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Africa Eastern and Southern and Peru?
25.71 million, with Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Peru?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Peru rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 20th and Peru ranks 22nd of 44 groups.
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

Indicator
Forcibly displaced people
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 3,518 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed

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.