Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs India: Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- India
How they compare
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 8.03 million against 783,718 in India, a difference of 7.25 million.
That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.3 times India's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th and India ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.48 million | 886,412 | 3.59 million | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 8.20 million | 751,420 | 7.45 million | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or India?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 8.03 million against 783,718 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and India?
- 7.25 million, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and India?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and India rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th 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.