Ethiopia vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Forcibly displaced people

Ethiopia
3.50 million
in 2025
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
39.01 million
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
12th
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
13th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
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How they compare

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) currently reports 39.01 million against 3.50 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 35.51 million.

That makes Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s figure about 11.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 12th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 13th of 181 countries.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
2010s 1.29 million 14.44 million 13.14 million Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2020s 3.81 million 35.54 million 31.73 million Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Ethiopia or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), at 39.01 million against 3.50 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Ethiopia and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
35.51 million, with Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Ethiopia ranks 12th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 13th of 181 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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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.