East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Sweden: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
250,606
in 2025
Sweden
144,116
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
40th
Sweden rank
42nd

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Sweden
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 250,606 against 144,116 in Sweden, a difference of 106,490.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.7 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Sweden ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 40th and Sweden ranks 42nd of 44 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 17,828 19,667 1,838 Sweden
1970s 167,833 20,000 147,833 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1980s 588,456 81,377 507,080 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 463,241 164,370 298,871 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 493,077 101,959 391,118 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 528,117 166,109 362,008 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2020s 349,012 218,622 130,391 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high 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, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Sweden?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 250,606 against 144,116 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Sweden?
106,490, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Sweden?
62 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Sweden rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 40th and Sweden ranks 42nd of 44 groups.
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.