Chad vs Uganda: Forcibly displaced people

Chad
2.10 million
in 2025
Uganda
1.97 million
in 2025
Chad rank
18th
Uganda rank
19th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Chad
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Chad currently reports 2.10 million against 1.97 million in Uganda, a difference of 130,660.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

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

Chad ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 19th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Uganda Difference Ahead
2010s 524,382 713,099 188,716 Uganda
2020s 1.34 million 1.65 million 317,025 Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Chad or Uganda?
Chad, at 2.10 million against 1.97 million in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Chad and Uganda?
130,660, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Uganda?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Chad and Uganda rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Chad ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 19th 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.