Ethiopia vs Europe & Central Asia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Ethiopia
164,215
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia
5.79 million
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
19th
Europe & Central Asia rank
21st

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Europe & Central Asia
02.0M4.0M6.0M196419942025

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 5.79 million against 164,215 in Ethiopia, a difference of 5.62 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 35.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 19th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 21st of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Europe & Central Asia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 30,200 30,007 193.33 Ethiopia
1970s 361,369 8,148 353,221 Ethiopia
1980s 1.59 million 37,703 1.55 million Ethiopia
1990s 281,190 1.62 million 1.34 million Europe & Central Asia
2000s 63,848 1.26 million 1.19 million Europe & Central Asia
2010s 82,131 516,009 433,878 Europe & Central Asia
2020s 156,190 4.14 million 3.98 million Europe & Central Asia

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, Ethiopia or Europe & Central Asia?
Europe & Central Asia, at 5.79 million against 164,215 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia?
5.62 million, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Ethiopia ranks 19th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 21st 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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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 10,260 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.