Mali vs Other small states: Forcibly displaced people

Mali
696,037
in 2025
Other small states
431,489
in 2025
Mali rank
42nd
Other small states rank
45th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Mali
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 696,037 against 431,489 in Other small states, a difference of 264,548.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.6 times Other small states's.

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

Mali ranks 42nd and Other small states ranks 45th of 180 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Other small states in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Other small states Difference Ahead
2010s 114,774 280,790 166,016 Other small states
2020s 463,547 405,956 57,591 Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Mali or Other small states?
Mali, at 696,037 against 431,489 in Other small states as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Mali and Other small states?
264,548, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Other small states?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Mali and Other small states rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Mali ranks 42nd and Other small states ranks 45th 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.