Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Egypt or Iraq?

Iraq, at 1.34 million against 1.10 million in Egypt as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iraq?

16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.

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.

Egypt vs Iraq: Forcibly displaced people

Egypt

1.10 million

in 2025

Iraq

1.34 million

in 2025

Egypt rank

28th

Iraq rank

27th

Forcibly displaced people over time

Egypt
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 1.34 million against 1.10 million in Egypt, a difference of 244,410.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.

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

Egypt ranks 28th and Iraq ranks 27th of 180 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
2010s	237,259	2.75 million	2.51 million	Iraq
2020s	580,013	1.43 million	848,502	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Egypt or Iraq?: Iraq, at 1.34 million against 1.10 million in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Egypt and Iraq?: 244,410, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iraq?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Iraq rank globally for forcibly displaced people?: Egypt ranks 28th and Iraq ranks 27th 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: 06 August 2026

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.