Japan vs Portugal: Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 78,944 against 65,097 in Japan, a difference of 13,847.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 89th and Portugal ranks 86th of 180 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17,289 | 1,430 | 15,859 | Japan |
| 2020s | 40,458 | 47,217 | 6,759 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Japan or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 78,944 against 65,097 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Japan and Portugal?
- 13,847, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- Japan ranks 89th and Portugal ranks 86th 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
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.