Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs India: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2.83 million
in 2025
India
238,643
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
29th
India rank
31st

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • India
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 2.83 million against 238,643 in India, a difference of 2.59 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.9 times India's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was India ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 29th and India ranks 31st of 44 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 5 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) India Difference Ahead
1960s 23,658 49,192 25,533 India
1970s 27,022 57,820 30,798 India
1980s 7,581 6,525 1,056 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 918,960 225,230 693,730 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 492,198 166,581 325,617 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 1.95 million 193,126 1.76 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 3.61 million 229,816 3.38 million Europe & Central Asia (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, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or India?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 2.83 million against 238,643 in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and India?
2.59 million, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and India?
56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and India rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 29th and India ranks 31st 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
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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.