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

Europe & Central Asia
11.50 million
in 2025
Pakistan
1.16 million
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia rank
5th
Pakistan rank
6th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 11.50 million against 1.16 million in Pakistan, a difference of 10.34 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 9.9 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 44 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 532,789 400,000 132,789 Europe & Central Asia
1980s 891,200 2.74 million 1.85 million Pakistan
1990s 3.08 million 1.65 million 1.43 million Europe & Central Asia
2000s 2.17 million 1.55 million 619,819 Europe & Central Asia
2010s 3.86 million 1.55 million 2.31 million Europe & Central Asia
2020s 10.50 million 1.56 million 8.94 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, Europe & Central Asia or Pakistan?
Europe & Central Asia, at 11.50 million against 1.16 million in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Europe & Central Asia and Pakistan?
10.34 million, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Pakistan?
47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Pakistan rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 6th 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.