Canada vs Upper middle income: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Canada
416,028
in 2025
Upper middle income
5.86 million
in 2025
Canada rank
21st
Upper middle income rank
20th

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time

  • Canada
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 5.86 million against 416,028 in Canada, a difference of 5.45 million.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 14.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 179 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 19,395 28,420 9,025 Upper middle income
1970s 24,390 331,963 307,573 Upper middle income
1980s 107,856 3.18 million 3.07 million Upper middle income
1990s 153,757 4.67 million 4.52 million Upper middle income
2000s 147,843 2.67 million 2.52 million Upper middle income
2010s 135,752 4.55 million 4.42 million Upper middle income
2020s 205,822 7.70 million 7.50 million Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Canada or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 5.86 million against 416,028 in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Canada and Upper middle income?
5.45 million, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Upper middle income?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Canada and Upper middle income rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Canada ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,579 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.