Canada vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- Canada
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 4.89 million against 730,497 in Canada, a difference of 4.16 million.
That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 6.7 times Canada's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 40th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th of 180 countries.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 179,307 | 1.37 million | 1.19 million | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2020s | 383,496 | 2.83 million | 2.45 million | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Canada or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 4.89 million against 730,497 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Canada and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 4.16 million, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Canada and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- Canada ranks 40th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th 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.