Chile vs United Kingdom: Forcibly displaced people

Chile
674,696
in 2025
United Kingdom
725,819
in 2025
Chile rank
43rd
United Kingdom rank
41st

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Chile
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 725,819 against 674,696 in Chile, a difference of 51,123.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

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

Chile ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 41st of 180 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2010s 79,103 179,729 100,626 United Kingdom
2020s 515,502 483,476 32,025 Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Chile or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 725,819 against 674,696 in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Chile and United Kingdom?
51,123, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United Kingdom?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Chile and United Kingdom rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Chile ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 41st 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.