Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Iraq or Poland?

Iraq, at 1.34 million against 1.00 million in Poland as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Poland?

16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.

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.

Iraq vs Poland: Forcibly displaced people

Iraq

1.34 million

in 2025

Poland

1.00 million

in 2025

Iraq rank

27th

Poland rank

29th

Forcibly displaced people over time

Iraq
Poland

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 1.34 million against 1.00 million in Poland, a difference of 338,390.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.3 times Poland's.

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

Iraq ranks 27th and Poland ranks 29th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Poland	Difference	Ahead
2010s	2.75 million	17,222	2.73 million	Iraq
2020s	1.43 million	665,311	763,204	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Iraq or Poland?: Iraq, at 1.34 million against 1.00 million in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Iraq and Poland?: 338,390, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Poland?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Poland rank globally for forcibly displaced people?: Iraq ranks 27th and Poland ranks 29th 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: 06 August 2026

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.