Belarus vs Uruguay: Forcibly displaced people

Belarus
42,264
in 2025
Uruguay
51,316
in 2025
Belarus rank
103rd
Uruguay rank
100th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Belarus
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 51,316 against 42,264 in Belarus, a difference of 9,052.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 103rd and Uruguay ranks 100th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Uruguay Difference Ahead
2010s 1,542 5,160 3,618 Uruguay
2020s 25,585 44,811 19,226 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Belarus or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 51,316 against 42,264 in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Belarus and Uruguay?
9,052, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Uruguay?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Uruguay rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Belarus ranks 103rd and Uruguay ranks 100th 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.