Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Malta or Tunisia?

Malta, at 9,696 against 7,909 in Tunisia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Tunisia?

16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.

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.

Malta vs Tunisia: Forcibly displaced people

Malta

9,696

in 2025

Tunisia

7,909

in 2025

Malta rank

124th

Tunisia rank

127th

Forcibly displaced people over time

Malta
Tunisia

How they compare

Malta currently reports 9,696 against 7,909 in Tunisia, a difference of 1,787.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Tunisia's.

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

Malta ranks 124th and Tunisia ranks 127th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
2010s	9,071	1,544	7,527	Malta
2020s	11,818	10,018	1,801	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Malta or Tunisia?: Malta, at 9,696 against 7,909 in Tunisia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Malta and Tunisia?: 1,787, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Tunisia?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Malta and Tunisia rank globally for forcibly displaced people?: Malta ranks 124th and Tunisia ranks 127th 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: 06 August 2026

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.