Hungary vs Japan: Forcibly displaced people

Hungary
71,374
in 2025
Japan
65,097
in 2025
Hungary rank
87th
Japan rank
89th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Hungary
  • Japan
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How they compare

Hungary currently reports 71,374 against 65,097 in Japan, a difference of 6,277.

That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 87th and Japan ranks 89th of 180 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Japan Difference Ahead
2010s 10,607 17,289 6,683 Japan
2020s 42,311 40,458 1,853 Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Hungary or Japan?
Hungary, at 71,374 against 65,097 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Hungary and Japan?
6,277, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Japan?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Hungary and Japan rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Hungary ranks 87th and Japan ranks 89th 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.