Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Peru: Forcibly displaced people

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
26.02 million
in 2025
Peru
1.74 million
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
22nd
Peru rank
21st

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Peru
010.0M20.0M30.0M201020172025

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 26.02 million against 1.74 million in Peru, a difference of 24.28 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 14.9 times Peru's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 22nd and Peru ranks 21st of 47 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Peru Difference Ahead
2010s 19.39 million 263,448 19.13 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 27.15 million 1.54 million 25.61 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Peru?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 26.02 million against 1.74 million in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Peru?
24.28 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Peru?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Peru rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 22nd and Peru ranks 21st of 47 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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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.