Pakistan vs Uganda: Forcibly displaced people

Pakistan
1.69 million
in 2025
Uganda
1.97 million
in 2025
Pakistan rank
22nd
Uganda rank
19th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Pakistan
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 1.97 million against 1.69 million in Pakistan, a difference of 285,870.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.

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

Pakistan ranks 22nd and Uganda ranks 19th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Uganda Difference Ahead
2010s 2.32 million 713,099 1.61 million Pakistan
2020s 1.75 million 1.65 million 96,487 Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Pakistan or Uganda?
Uganda, at 1.97 million against 1.69 million in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Pakistan and Uganda?
285,870, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Uganda?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Pakistan and Uganda rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Pakistan ranks 22nd and Uganda ranks 19th 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.