Algeria vs Argentina: Forcibly displaced people

Algeria
184,265
in 2025
Argentina
183,098
in 2025
Algeria rank
64th
Argentina rank
65th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Algeria
  • Argentina
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 184,265 against 183,098 in Argentina, a difference of 1,167.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 64th and Argentina ranks 65th of 180 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Argentina in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Argentina Difference Ahead
2010s 98,743 36,339 62,404 Algeria
2020s 129,535 188,088 58,553 Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Algeria or Argentina?
Algeria, at 184,265 against 183,098 in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Algeria and Argentina?
1,167, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Argentina?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Argentina rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Algeria ranks 64th and Argentina ranks 65th 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

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.