Iraq vs Post-demographic dividend: Forcibly displaced people

Iraq
1.34 million
in 2025
Post-demographic dividend
17.27 million
in 2025
Iraq rank
27th
Post-demographic dividend rank
27th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Iraq
  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 17.27 million against 1.34 million in Iraq, a difference of 15.92 million.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 12.9 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 27th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 27th of 180 countries.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
2010s 2.75 million 4.09 million 1.34 million Post-demographic dividend
2020s 1.43 million 12.93 million 11.50 million Post-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Iraq or Post-demographic dividend?
Post-demographic dividend, at 17.27 million against 1.34 million in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Iraq and Post-demographic dividend?
15.92 million, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Post-demographic dividend?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Iraq ranks 27th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 27th 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.