Democratic Republic of Congo vs World: Forcibly displaced people

Democratic Republic of Congo
4.88 million
in 2025
World
117.28 million
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
4th
World rank
1st

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 117.28 million against 4.88 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 112.40 million.

That makes World's figure about 24.0 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 180 countries.

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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.