Germany vs Upper middle income: Forcibly displaced people

Germany
2.95 million
in 2025
Upper middle income
30.77 million
in 2025
Germany rank
14th
Upper middle income rank
17th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Germany
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 30.77 million against 2.95 million in Germany, a difference of 27.81 million.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 10.4 times Germany's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 180 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Upper middle income Difference Ahead
2010s 900,395 19.79 million 18.89 million Upper middle income
2020s 2.38 million 28.69 million 26.30 million Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Germany or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 30.77 million against 2.95 million in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Germany and Upper middle income?
27.81 million, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Upper middle income?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Germany and Upper middle income rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Germany ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 17th 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.