OECD members vs Pakistan: Forcibly displaced people

OECD members
28.95 million
in 2025
Pakistan
1.69 million
in 2025
OECD members rank
20th
Pakistan rank
22nd

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • OECD members
  • Pakistan
010.0M20.0M30.0M201020172025

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 28.95 million against 1.69 million in Pakistan, a difference of 27.26 million.

That makes OECD members's figure about 17.1 times Pakistan's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 20th and Pakistan ranks 22nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Pakistan Difference Ahead
2010s 12.63 million 2.32 million 10.31 million OECD members
2020s 23.73 million 1.75 million 21.98 million OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, OECD members or Pakistan?
OECD members, at 28.95 million against 1.69 million in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between OECD members and Pakistan?
27.26 million, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Pakistan?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do OECD members and Pakistan rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
OECD members ranks 20th and Pakistan ranks 22nd 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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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.