Ethiopia vs Europe & Central Asia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Ethiopia
1.01 million
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia
11.50 million
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
7th
Europe & Central Asia rank
5th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Europe & Central Asia
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 11.50 million against 1.01 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 10.48 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 11.4 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 7th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 5th of 179 countries.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 20,000 628,369 608,369 Europe & Central Asia
1970s 12,588 561,482 548,894 Europe & Central Asia
1980s 224,678 891,200 666,522 Europe & Central Asia
1990s 398,283 3.08 million 2.68 million Europe & Central Asia
2000s 121,813 2.17 million 2.05 million Europe & Central Asia
2010s 596,644 3.86 million 3.26 million Europe & Central Asia
2020s 916,747 10.50 million 9.58 million Europe & Central Asia

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, Ethiopia or Europe & Central Asia?
Europe & Central Asia, at 11.50 million against 1.01 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia?
10.48 million, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia?
58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Ethiopia ranks 7th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 5th 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.