Bangladesh vs Peru: Forcibly displaced people

Bangladesh
1.76 million
in 2025
Peru
1.74 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
20th
Peru rank
21st

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Peru
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.76 million against 1.74 million in Peru, a difference of 17,530.

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

Bangladesh ranks 20th and Peru ranks 21st of 180 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Peru Difference Ahead
2010s 862,122 263,448 598,674 Bangladesh
2020s 1.46 million 1.54 million 78,260 Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Bangladesh or Peru?
Bangladesh, at 1.76 million against 1.74 million in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Bangladesh and Peru?
17,530, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Peru?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Peru rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Bangladesh ranks 20th and Peru ranks 21st 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.