High income vs Iraq: Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- High income
- Iraq
How they compare
High income currently reports 16.52 million against 1.34 million in Iraq, a difference of 15.18 million.
That makes High income's figure about 12.3 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Iraq ahead.
High income ranks 29th and Iraq ranks 27th of 46 groups.
High income has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.97 million | 2.75 million | 1.23 million | High income |
| 2020s | 12.56 million | 1.43 million | 11.13 million | High income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, High income or Iraq?
- High income, at 16.52 million against 1.34 million in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between High income and Iraq?
- 15.18 million, with High income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Iraq?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do High income and Iraq rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- High income ranks 29th and Iraq ranks 27th of 46 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.