Central African Republic vs Congo: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Central African Republic
55,307
in 2025
Congo
62,500
in 2025
Central African Republic rank
60th
Congo rank
59th

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

  • Central African Republic
  • Congo
050.0k100.0k150.0k196419942025

How they compare

Congo currently reports 62,500 against 55,307 in Central African Republic, a difference of 7,193.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 60th and Congo ranks 59th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 4 and Congo in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 23,000 500 22,500 Central African Republic
1970s 10,412 3,665 6,747 Central African Republic
1980s 13,644 1,301 12,343 Central African Republic
1990s 32,869 16,654 16,215 Central African Republic
2000s 30,429 80,794 50,365 Congo
2010s 11,764 68,172 56,408 Congo
2020s 27,155 49,101 21,947 Congo

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, Central African Republic or Congo?
Congo, at 62,500 against 55,307 in Central African Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Central African Republic and Congo?
7,193, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Congo?
57 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Congo rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Central African Republic ranks 60th and Congo ranks 59th 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.