Japan vs Yemen: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Japan
42,450
in 2025
Yemen
49,107
in 2025
Japan rank
66th
Yemen rank
64th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Japan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 49,107 against 42,450 in Japan, a difference of 6,657.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 66th and Yemen ranks 64th of 179 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 823.33 | 10,153 | 9,330 | Yemen |
| 1980s | 4,608 | 36,723 | 32,115 | Yemen |
| 1990s | 5,659 | 46,517 | 40,858 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 2,376 | 94,715 | 92,339 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 2,349 | 248,163 | 245,814 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 18,657 | 80,889 | 62,232 | Yemen |
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, Japan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 49,107 against 42,450 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Japan and Yemen?
- 6,657, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Yemen?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Yemen rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Japan ranks 66th and Yemen ranks 64th 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.