Austria vs Belgium: Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Austria currently reports 308,665 against 245,118 in Belgium, a difference of 63,547.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 56th and Belgium ranks 58th of 180 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 119,782 | 52,354 | 67,428 | Austria |
| 2020s | 262,136 | 180,676 | 81,459 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Austria or Belgium?
- Austria, at 308,665 against 245,118 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Austria and Belgium?
- 63,547, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- Austria ranks 56th and Belgium ranks 58th 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.