Afghanistan vs IDA total: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Afghanistan
2.67 million
in 2025
IDA total
20.81 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
4th
IDA total rank
3rd
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Afghanistan
- IDA total
How they compare
IDA total currently reports 20.81 million against 2.67 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 18.14 million.
That makes IDA total's figure about 7.8 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 4th and IDA total ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 500,000 | 3.05 million | 2.55 million | IDA total |
| 1980s | 4.58 million | 7.97 million | 3.40 million | IDA total |
| 1990s | 3.66 million | 9.01 million | 5.35 million | IDA total |
| 2000s | 2.75 million | 6.21 million | 3.46 million | IDA total |
| 2010s | 2.67 million | 12.48 million | 9.81 million | IDA total |
| 2020s | 4.30 million | 21.11 million | 16.80 million | IDA total |
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, Afghanistan or IDA total?
- IDA total, at 20.81 million against 2.67 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Afghanistan and IDA total?
- 18.14 million, with IDA total ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA total?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and IDA total rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Afghanistan ranks 4th and IDA total ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, 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 origin 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.