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

Ethiopia
164,215
in 2025
Upper middle income
6.73 million
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
19th
Upper middle income rank
20th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Upper middle income
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196419942025

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 6.73 million against 164,215 in Ethiopia, a difference of 6.56 million.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 41.0 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 30,200 102,903 72,703 Upper middle income
1970s 361,369 165,910 195,458 Ethiopia
1980s 1.59 million 1.01 million 579,765 Ethiopia
1990s 281,190 2.93 million 2.65 million Upper middle income
2000s 63,848 2.86 million 2.80 million Upper middle income
2010s 82,131 2.15 million 2.07 million Upper middle income
2020s 156,190 5.22 million 5.06 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, Ethiopia or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 6.73 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 Upper middle income?
6.56 million, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Upper middle income?
59 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Upper middle income rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Ethiopia ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 20th 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.