Sub-Saharan Africa vs Sudan: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Sudan
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 9.48 million against 809,816 in Sudan, a difference of 8.67 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 11.7 times Sudan's.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 9th of 44 groups.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 932,783 | 36,217 | 896,567 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 1.55 million | 125,176 | 1.43 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 3.50 million | 780,200 | 2.72 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 4.81 million | 618,337 | 4.20 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 2.66 million | 230,614 | 2.43 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 4.33 million | 467,902 | 3.86 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 7.78 million | 961,171 | 6.82 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, Sub-Saharan Africa or Sudan?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 9.48 million against 809,816 in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Sub-Saharan Africa and Sudan?
- 8.67 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Sudan?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Sudan rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 9th 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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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.