Kazakhstan vs South Korea: Forcibly displaced people

Kazakhstan
52,931
in 2025
South Korea
43,513
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
99th
South Korea rank
102nd

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 52,931 against 43,513 in South Korea, a difference of 9,418.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 99th and South Korea ranks 102nd of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan South Korea Difference Ahead
2010s 1,128 9,096 7,969 South Korea
2020s 27,472 28,898 1,426 South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Kazakhstan or South Korea?
Kazakhstan, at 52,931 against 43,513 in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Kazakhstan and South Korea?
9,418, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and South Korea?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Kazakhstan and South Korea rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Kazakhstan ranks 99th and South Korea ranks 102nd 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.