India vs Lebanon: Forcibly displaced people

India
783,718
in 2025
Lebanon
835,059
in 2025
India rank
36th
Lebanon rank
33rd

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • India
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 835,059 against 783,718 in India, a difference of 51,341.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was India ahead.

India ranks 36th and Lebanon ranks 33rd of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Lebanon Difference Ahead
2010s 886,412 1.20 million 314,071 Lebanon
2020s 751,420 1.41 million 657,462 Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, India or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 835,059 against 783,718 in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between India and Lebanon?
51,341, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Lebanon?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do India and Lebanon rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
India ranks 36th and Lebanon ranks 33rd 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.