Armenia vs Bulgaria: Forcibly displaced people

Armenia
124,085
in 2025
Bulgaria
106,913
in 2025
Armenia rank
74th
Bulgaria rank
77th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Armenia
  • Bulgaria
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How they compare

Armenia currently reports 124,085 against 106,913 in Bulgaria, a difference of 17,172.

That makes Armenia's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Armenia ahead.

Armenia ranks 74th and Bulgaria ranks 77th of 180 countries.

Armenia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia Bulgaria Difference Ahead
2010s 19,131 16,881 2,250 Armenia
2020s 102,517 95,348 7,169 Armenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Armenia or Bulgaria?
Armenia, at 124,085 against 106,913 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Armenia and Bulgaria?
17,172, with Armenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Bulgaria?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Armenia and Bulgaria rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Armenia ranks 74th and Bulgaria ranks 77th 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.