India vs Libya: Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- India
- Libya
How they compare
India currently reports 783,718 against 743,477 in Libya, a difference of 40,241.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 36th and Libya ranks 39th of 180 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 886,412 | 259,068 | 627,344 | India |
| 2020s | 751,420 | 334,158 | 417,262 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, India or Libya?
- India, at 783,718 against 743,477 in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between India and Libya?
- 40,241, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Libya?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do India and Libya rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- India ranks 36th and Libya ranks 39th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.