Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Low & middle income: Forcibly displaced people

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
4.88 million
in 2025
Low & middle income
100.75 million
in 2025
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
5th
Low & middle income rank
2nd

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 100.75 million against 4.88 million in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 95.87 million.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 20.6 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 5th and Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 181 countries.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo, Democratic Republic of the Low & middle income Difference Ahead
2010s 3.17 million 54.09 million 50.92 million Low & middle income
2020s 6.12 million 93.05 million 86.93 million Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 100.75 million against 4.88 million in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Low & middle income?
95.87 million, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Low & middle income?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Low & middle income rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 5th and Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 181 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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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.