High income vs Poland: Forcibly displaced people

High income
16.52 million
in 2025
Poland
1.00 million
in 2025
High income rank
30th
Poland rank
29th

Forcibly displaced people over time

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

How they compare

High income currently reports 16.52 million against 1.00 million in Poland, a difference of 15.52 million.

That makes High income's figure about 16.5 times Poland's.

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

High income ranks 30th and Poland ranks 29th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Poland Difference Ahead
2010s 3.97 million 17,222 3.95 million High income
2020s 12.56 million 665,311 11.89 million High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, High income or Poland?
High income, at 16.52 million against 1.00 million in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between High income and Poland?
15.52 million, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Poland?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do High income and Poland rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
High income ranks 30th and Poland ranks 29th 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

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.