Lower middle income vs United States: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Lower middle income
5.41 million
in 2025
United States
457,647
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
21st
United States rank
19th

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

  • Lower middle income
  • United States
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 5.41 million against 457,647 in United States, a difference of 4.96 million.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 11.8 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 21st and United States ranks 19th of 44 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 6 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income United States Difference Ahead
1960s 122,312 498,800 376,488 United States
1970s 649,676 580,270 69,406 Lower middle income
1980s 3.50 million 489,019 3.01 million Lower middle income
1990s 4.20 million 566,199 3.64 million Lower middle income
2000s 3.50 million 444,134 3.06 million Lower middle income
2010s 4.54 million 281,038 4.26 million Lower middle income
2020s 5.58 million 390,878 5.19 million Lower middle 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, Lower middle income or United States?
Lower middle income, at 5.41 million against 457,647 in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Lower middle income and United States?
4.96 million, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and United States?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Lower middle income and United States rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Lower middle income ranks 21st and United States ranks 19th 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.