Malaysia vs Tanzania: Forcibly displaced people

Malaysia
213,175
in 2025
Tanzania
214,404
in 2025
Malaysia rank
62nd
Tanzania rank
61st

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Malaysia
  • Tanzania
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k201020172025

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 214,404 against 213,175 in Malaysia, a difference of 1,229.

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

Malaysia ranks 62nd and Tanzania ranks 61st of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Tanzania Difference Ahead
2010s 138,061 198,234 60,174 Tanzania
2020s 188,688 232,477 43,788 Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Malaysia or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 214,404 against 213,175 in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Malaysia and Tanzania?
1,229, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tanzania?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Tanzania rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Malaysia ranks 62nd and Tanzania ranks 61st 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.

Individual pages

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.