France vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

France
788,419
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
9.48 million
in 2025
France rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
8th

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

  • France
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 9.48 million against 788,419 in France, a difference of 8.69 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 12.0 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

France ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 179 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 199,528 573,260 373,732 Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 119,630 1.55 million 1.44 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 163,174 3.50 million 3.33 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 160,889 4.81 million 4.65 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 146,965 2.66 million 2.51 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 280,456 4.33 million 4.05 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 620,576 7.78 million 7.16 million Sub-Saharan Africa

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, France or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 9.48 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 France and Sub-Saharan Africa?
8.69 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sub-Saharan Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do France and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
France ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th 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.