Australia vs Bulgaria: Forcibly displaced people

Australia
116,340
in 2025
Bulgaria
106,913
in 2025
Australia rank
76th
Bulgaria rank
77th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Australia
  • Bulgaria
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 116,340 against 106,913 in Bulgaria, a difference of 9,427.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

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

Australia ranks 76th and Bulgaria ranks 77th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Bulgaria Difference Ahead
2010s 67,968 16,881 51,087 Australia
2020s 129,310 95,348 33,962 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Australia or Bulgaria?
Australia, at 116,340 against 106,913 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Australia and Bulgaria?
9,427, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Bulgaria?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Australia and Bulgaria rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Australia ranks 76th 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.