Burundi vs Rwanda: Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 131,045 against 119,066 in Burundi, a difference of 11,979.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 75th and Rwanda ranks 72nd of 180 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 127,546 | 108,301 | 19,245 | Burundi |
| 2020s | 102,830 | 128,564 | 25,734 | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 131,045 against 119,066 in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 11,979, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- Burundi ranks 75th and Rwanda ranks 72nd 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.