Côte d'Ivoire vs Zambia: Forcibly displaced people

Côte d'Ivoire
82,807
in 2025
Zambia
96,131
in 2025
Côte d'Ivoire rank
84th
Zambia rank
82nd

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 96,131 against 82,807 in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 13,324.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 84th and Zambia ranks 82nd of 180 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Zambia Difference Ahead
2010s 281,235 39,840 241,395 Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 186,069 79,507 106,562 Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Côte d'Ivoire or Zambia?
Zambia, at 96,131 against 82,807 in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Côte d'Ivoire and Zambia?
13,324, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Zambia?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Zambia rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 84th and Zambia ranks 82nd 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.