South Africa vs Yemen: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
South Africa
55,177
in 2025
Yemen
49,107
in 2025
South Africa rank
61st
Yemen rank
64th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- South Africa
- Yemen
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 55,177 against 49,107 in Yemen, a difference of 6,070.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 61st and Yemen ranks 64th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70,813 | 53,225 | 17,588 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 30,426 | 94,715 | 64,289 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 82,821 | 248,163 | 165,343 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 68,722 | 80,889 | 12,167 | 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, South Africa or Yemen?
- South Africa, at 55,177 against 49,107 in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between South Africa and Yemen?
- 6,070, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Yemen?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Yemen rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- South Africa ranks 61st 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.
Individual pages
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.