Egypt vs Poland: Forcibly displaced people

Egypt
1.10 million
in 2025
Poland
1.00 million
in 2025
Egypt rank
28th
Poland rank
29th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Egypt
  • Poland
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 1.10 million against 1.00 million in Poland, a difference of 93,980.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 28th and Poland ranks 29th of 180 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Poland Difference Ahead
2010s 237,259 17,222 220,037 Egypt
2020s 580,013 665,311 85,298 Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Egypt or Poland?
Egypt, at 1.10 million against 1.00 million in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Egypt and Poland?
93,980, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Poland?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Poland rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Egypt ranks 28th and Poland ranks 29th 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.