Ukraine vs Yemen: Forcibly displaced people

Ukraine
3.71 million
in 2025
Yemen
4.86 million
in 2025
Ukraine rank
8th
Yemen rank
5th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Ukraine
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 4.86 million against 3.71 million in Ukraine, a difference of 1.14 million.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.3 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Yemen ahead.

Ukraine ranks 8th and Yemen ranks 5th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ukraine Yemen Difference Ahead
2010s 638,965 1.67 million 1.03 million Yemen
2020s 3.10 million 4.52 million 1.42 million Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Ukraine or Yemen?
Yemen, at 4.86 million against 3.71 million in Ukraine as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Ukraine and Yemen?
1.14 million, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ukraine and Yemen?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Ukraine and Yemen rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Ukraine ranks 8th and Yemen ranks 5th 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.