Bulgaria vs Finland: Forcibly displaced people

Bulgaria
106,913
in 2025
Finland
104,423
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
77th
Finland rank
78th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Finland
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 106,913 against 104,423 in Finland, a difference of 2,490.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Finland ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 77th and Finland ranks 78th of 180 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Finland Difference Ahead
2010s 16,881 20,247 3,366 Finland
2020s 95,348 71,850 23,498 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Bulgaria or Finland?
Bulgaria, at 106,913 against 104,423 in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Bulgaria and Finland?
2,490, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Finland?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Finland rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Bulgaria ranks 77th and Finland ranks 78th 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.