Spain vs Upper middle income: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Spain
511,079
in 2025
Upper middle income
5.86 million
in 2025
Spain rank
17th
Upper middle income rank
20th

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

  • Spain
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 5.86 million against 511,079 in Spain, a difference of 5.35 million.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 11.5 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Spain ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 179 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 12,667 31,333 18,667 Upper middle income
1970s 24,000 331,963 307,963 Upper middle income
1980s 14,617 3.18 million 3.16 million Upper middle income
1990s 5,634 4.67 million 4.67 million Upper middle income
2000s 5,656 2.67 million 2.66 million Upper middle income
2010s 13,813 4.55 million 4.54 million Upper middle income
2020s 311,128 7.70 million 7.39 million Upper 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, Spain or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 5.86 million against 511,079 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Spain and Upper middle income?
5.35 million, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Upper middle income?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Spain and Upper middle income rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Spain ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 20th 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.