Pakistan vs Peru: Forcibly displaced people

Pakistan
1.69 million
in 2025
Peru
1.74 million
in 2025
Pakistan rank
22nd
Peru rank
21st

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Pakistan
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 1.74 million against 1.69 million in Pakistan, a difference of 55,470.

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

Pakistan ranks 22nd and Peru ranks 21st of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Peru Difference Ahead
2010s 2.32 million 263,448 2.06 million Pakistan
2020s 1.75 million 1.54 million 209,733 Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Pakistan or Peru?
Peru, at 1.74 million against 1.69 million in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Pakistan and Peru?
55,470, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Peru?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Pakistan and Peru rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Pakistan ranks 22nd and Peru ranks 21st 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.