Middle income vs United States: Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- Middle income
- United States
How they compare
Middle income currently reports 52.87 million against 4.18 million in United States, a difference of 48.69 million.
That makes Middle income's figure about 12.7 times United States's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 6th and United States ranks 7th of 45 groups.
Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.18 million | 605,479 | 31.58 million | Middle income |
| 2020s | 47.03 million | 2.66 million | 44.37 million | Middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Middle income or United States?
- Middle income, at 52.87 million against 4.18 million in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Middle income and United States?
- 48.69 million, with Middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and United States?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Middle income and United States rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- Middle income ranks 6th and United States ranks 7th of 45 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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About this data
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.