Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Ethiopia
1.01 million
in 2025
Pakistan
1.16 million
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
7th
Pakistan rank
6th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Ethiopia
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 1.16 million against 1.01 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 148,570.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 179 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,930 | 400,000 | 389,070 | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 224,678 | 2.74 million | 2.51 million | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 398,283 | 1.65 million | 1.25 million | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 121,813 | 1.55 million | 1.43 million | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 596,644 | 1.55 million | 952,780 | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 916,747 | 1.56 million | 646,843 | Pakistan |
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 Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 1.16 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 Pakistan?
- 148,570, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Pakistan rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Ethiopia ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 6th 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.