Euro area vs Libya: Forcibly displaced people

Euro area
7.18 million
in 2025
Libya
743,477
in 2025
Euro area rank
36th
Libya rank
39th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Euro area
  • Libya
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M201020172025

How they compare

Euro area currently reports 7.18 million against 743,477 in Libya, a difference of 6.44 million.

That makes Euro area's figure about 9.7 times Libya's.

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

Euro area ranks 36th and Libya ranks 39th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Libya Difference Ahead
2010s 2.12 million 259,068 1.86 million Euro area
2020s 5.64 million 334,158 5.31 million Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Euro area or Libya?
Euro area, at 7.18 million against 743,477 in Libya as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Euro area and Libya?
6.44 million, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Libya?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Euro area and Libya rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Euro area ranks 36th and Libya ranks 39th 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

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.