East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs India: Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- India
How they compare
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 4.89 million against 783,718 in India, a difference of 4.11 million.
That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 40th and India ranks 36th of 47 groups.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.37 million | 886,412 | 485,628 | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 2.83 million | 751,420 | 2.08 million | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or India?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 4.89 million against 783,718 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and India?
- 4.11 million, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and India?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and India rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 40th and India ranks 36th of 47 groups.
- 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
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.