Low & middle income vs Syria: Forcibly displaced people

Low & middle income
100.75 million
in 2025
Syria
6.34 million
in 2025
Low & middle income rank
2nd
Syria rank
3rd

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Syria
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 100.75 million against 6.34 million in Syria, a difference of 94.41 million.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 15.9 times Syria's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

Low & middle income ranks 2nd and Syria ranks 3rd of 45 groups.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Syria Difference Ahead
2010s 54.09 million 5.84 million 48.25 million Low & middle income
2020s 93.05 million 7.35 million 85.70 million Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Low & middle income or Syria?
Low & middle income, at 100.75 million against 6.34 million in Syria as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Low & middle income and Syria?
94.41 million, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Syria?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Low & middle income and Syria rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Low & middle income ranks 2nd and Syria ranks 3rd of 45 groups.
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.