Morocco vs Senegal: Forcibly displaced people

Morocco
22,337
in 2025
Senegal
18,797
in 2025
Morocco rank
112th
Senegal rank
115th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Morocco
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 22,337 against 18,797 in Senegal, a difference of 3,540.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Senegal ahead.

Morocco ranks 112th and Senegal ranks 115th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Senegal Difference Ahead
2010s 4,966 39,622 34,656 Senegal
2020s 18,438 21,474 3,036 Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Morocco or Senegal?
Morocco, at 22,337 against 18,797 in Senegal as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Morocco and Senegal?
3,540, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Senegal?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Morocco and Senegal rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Morocco ranks 112th and Senegal ranks 115th 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.