Mali vs United Kingdom: Forcibly displaced people

Mali
696,037
in 2025
United Kingdom
725,819
in 2025
Mali rank
42nd
United Kingdom rank
41st

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Mali
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 725,819 against 696,037 in Mali, a difference of 29,782.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Mali ranks 42nd and United Kingdom ranks 41st of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2010s 114,774 179,729 64,955 United Kingdom
2020s 463,547 483,476 19,929 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Mali or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 725,819 against 696,037 in Mali as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Mali and United Kingdom?
29,782, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and United Kingdom?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Mali and United Kingdom rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Mali ranks 42nd and United Kingdom ranks 41st 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.