Ethiopia vs France: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Ethiopia
1.01 million
in 2025
France
788,419
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
7th
France rank
10th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Ethiopia
- France
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1.01 million against 788,419 in France, a difference of 222,051.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was France ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 7th and France ranks 10th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,000 | 175,989 | 155,989 | France |
| 1970s | 12,588 | 119,630 | 107,042 | France |
| 1980s | 224,678 | 163,174 | 61,504 | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 398,283 | 160,889 | 237,394 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 121,813 | 146,965 | 25,153 | France |
| 2010s | 596,644 | 280,456 | 316,188 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 916,747 | 620,576 | 296,170 | Ethiopia |
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 France?
- Ethiopia, at 1.01 million against 788,419 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Ethiopia and France?
- 222,051, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and France?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and France rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Ethiopia ranks 7th and France ranks 10th 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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About this data
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.