IDA total vs Sudan: Forcibly displaced people

IDA total
64.09 million
in 2025
Sudan
9.98 million
in 2025
IDA total rank
4th
Sudan rank
2nd

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • IDA total
  • Sudan
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How they compare

IDA total currently reports 64.09 million against 9.98 million in Sudan, a difference of 54.11 million.

That makes IDA total's figure about 6.4 times Sudan's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 29.57 million 3.31 million 26.26 million IDA total
2020s 58.77 million 7.45 million 51.31 million IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, IDA total or Sudan?
IDA total, at 64.09 million against 9.98 million in Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between IDA total and Sudan?
54.11 million, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Sudan?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do IDA total and Sudan rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
IDA total ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 2nd 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.