High income vs Lebanon: Forcibly displaced people

High income
16.52 million
in 2025
Lebanon
835,059
in 2025
High income rank
30th
Lebanon rank
33rd

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • High income
  • Lebanon
05.0M10.0M15.0M201020172025

How they compare

High income currently reports 16.52 million against 835,059 in Lebanon, a difference of 15.69 million.

That makes High income's figure about 19.8 times Lebanon's.

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

High income ranks 30th and Lebanon ranks 33rd of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Lebanon Difference Ahead
2010s 3.97 million 1.20 million 2.77 million High income
2020s 12.56 million 1.41 million 11.15 million High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, High income or Lebanon?
High income, at 16.52 million against 835,059 in Lebanon as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between High income and Lebanon?
15.69 million, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Lebanon?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do High income and Lebanon rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
High income ranks 30th and Lebanon ranks 33rd of 45 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.