France vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- France
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 16.81 million against 873,646 in France, a difference of 15.94 million.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 19.2 times France's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
France ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 180 countries.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 343,989 | 7.50 million | 7.16 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 707,629 | 13.18 million | 12.48 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, France or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 16.81 million against 873,646 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between France and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 15.94 million, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do France and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- France ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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
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.